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Brazil: Authorities must not waste another second in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

June 9, 2022 In response to the Brazilian authorities’ failure to locate British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a...

Prominent Canadian and international figures urge PM Trudeau to back the global call for a patent waiver

Health and justice advocates say Canada has been “out of step with the rest of the world.” THE COUNCIL OF...

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Summit of the Americas must be a space for agreements to protect millions fleeing human rights violations

June 6, 2022 The building of a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future must include human rights, especially those of millions...

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El Salvador: President Bukele engulfs the country in a human rights crisis after three years in government

June 2, 2022 Under the current state of emergency, the Salvadoran authorities have committed massive human rights violations, including thousands...

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China: UN visit falls short of addressing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

Responding to the end of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s six-day visit to China, Amnesty International’s...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet (Getty Images)

China: UN human rights chief must seize critical opportunity to address crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her...

Death Penalty 2021: State-sanctioned killings rise as executions spike in Iran and Saudi Arabia

2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world’s most prolific executioners returned to...

The right to protest is under threat in Mexico

By Erika Guevara-Rosas and Edith Olivares Ferreto A year ago today, police officers repressed 93 people, most of them female...

Berta's family at a press conference

Honduras: Berta Cáceres’ family must get justice and reparation as soon as possible

May 16, 2022 On Wednesday, 18 May, the National Criminal Sentencing Court in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is scheduled to announce the...

Ukraine: Russian forces must face justice for war crimes in Kyiv Oblast – new investigation

Russian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed in the region northwest of Kyiv, Amnesty International...

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Ecuador: Authorities and companies threaten the Amazon and its Indigenous Peoples

May 4, 2022 Authorities and companies in Ecuador threaten the Amazon through legislation, policies and extractive projects – mainly oil...

USA: If confirmed, Supreme Court decision could endanger abortion rights around the world

In response to reports that the Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights in the United States, Agnes Callamard,...

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