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Biodiversity: Plan to declare 30% of the world protected areas by 2030 must place Indigenous peoples’ rights at its heart

The proposal will be a major focus of discussion at COP15 of the Convention of Biological Diversity in Montreal....

Ukraine: Older people face heightened risks, unable to access housing in displacement following Russian invasion – new report

Older people killed and injured at higher rates than other groups Older people living in damaged houses and dangerous conditions...

Iran: International community must not be deceived by dubious claims of disbanding ‘morality police’

The Iranian authorities’ vague and conflicting statements on the supposed disbanding of Iran’s so-called “morality police” must not deceive the...

Israel/OPT: Deporting Salah Hammouri would constitute a war crime  

On Sunday 4 December, the Israeli authorities plan to deport French-Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri, who has also had...

A woman wearing a black face mask and a black tank top and tights waves a Colombian flag in the middle of a large street during a demonstration, while other protester march behind her.

Colombia: Guaranteeing justice in cases of gender-based violence during repression of National Strike must be central to any police reform

A new Amnesty International report documents sexual and other forms of gender-based violence committed by Colombian police during the repression...

Israel/OPT: Solidarity with Palestinians means ending all support for apartheid

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Amnesty International reiterates its call for global action to end...

China: Government must not detain peaceful protesters as unprecedented demonstrations break out across the country

Responding to widespread protests unprecedented in recent years, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said: “The tragedy of the...

Afghanistan: Taliban’s cruel return to hardline practices with public floggings must be halted immediately

Responding to the public flogging of three women and 11 men on Wednesday on the orders of a Taliban court...

Ethiopia: Survivors of sexual violence deserve justice and accountability

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against...

Iran: Landmark UN fact-finding mission marks long-awaited turning point in tackling systematic impunity

Responding to today’s announcement that the UN Human Rights Council has passed a landmark resolution to establish a fact-finding mission...

Israel/OPT: Latest UN recognition of apartheid comes amid soaring attacks on Palestinian homes 

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is the latest human rights expert to recognize that Israel...

Iran: Iran: At least 23 children killed with impunity during brutal crackdown on youthful protests

Iranian security forces’ unlawful killings of at least 23 children shed further light on the authorities’deadly resolve to crush the...

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