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Guatemala: Discriminatory law foments hate and puts lives, rights and families at risk

March 9, 2022 The “Life and Family Protection Law” (Law 5272) represents a grave threat to lives, human rights and...

Ukraine: Russian ‘dumb bomb’ airstrike killed civilians in Chernihiv – new investigation and testimony

Attack on March 3 killed people as they queued for bread Lethal air strike may constitute a war crime A...

International Women’s Day: Dramatic deterioration in respect for women’s rights and gender equality must be decisively reversed

Alarming assaults on women’s rights around the world in 2021/22.   Legal protections dismantled, and women human rights defenders now...

Afghanistan: Global petition calls on international community to stop the Taliban’s suppression of women’s and girls’ rights

More than 80,000 global supporters and activists have signed a petition calling on the international community to urgently stand up...

Court rules Ottawa can maintain secrecy on aid to Goldcorp in human rights dispute

Ottawa, ON, March 2, 2022 – The Federal Court has ruled that the Canadian government is not legally required to...

Russia/Ukraine: Prisoners of war must be protected from public curiosity under Geneva Convention

Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine must have their rights respected under the Third Geneva Convention, Amnesty...

Saudi Arabia: Blogger Raif Badawi, arbitrarily detained beyond his sentence, must be immediately released

Responding to the news that Raif Badawi, a prominent blogger and human rights defender who has been arbitrarily detained solely...

EU: Temporary protection is needed for everyone fleeing Ukraine

Reacting to the Council of the European Union’s activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), which will grant immediate protection...

Amnesty International supports the Black Class Action’s pursuit of justice for Black employees

OTTAWA – Today, Amnesty International announced its support to the Black Class Action’s landmark pursuit of justice for current and...

Russia/Ukraine: Invasion of Ukraine is an act of aggression and human rights catastrophe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a manifest violation of the United Nations Charter and an act of aggression that is...

Ukraine: Cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians taking shelter at a preschool

27 February 2022  A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on the morning of 25 February with widely-banned cluster munitions...

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Colombia: Reconstruction reveals how security forces intentionally attacked peaceful protesters in Cali on 3 May

February 25, 2022 An event reconstruction by SITU Research and Amnesty International details how Colombian security forces assaulted peaceful protesters...

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