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G20: Vague vaccine promises are an affront to 5 million dead

The G20’s final statement on increasing global access to Covid-19 vaccines is woefully light on detail, Amnesty International said today....

G20’s bitter divide on global vaccine inequality could condemn world to an “endless pandemic”, charities warn

UK and Germany blocking waiver of vaccine patents and technologies supported by US, Indonesia, France, India and other G20 leaders....

Sudan: Halt unnecessary force against protesters and investigate deadly shootings

Sudanese authorities must stop security forces from using unnecessary, including lethal, force against protesters opposed to the military takeover, withdraw...

Covid-19: G20 leaders must not repeat their failure over equal access to vaccines

G20 leaders meeting in Rome must put aside greed and selfishness and ensure the fair global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines,...

Sudan: Release prime minister and all those arbitrarily arrested

The Sudanese military leaders must immediately and unconditionally release Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and all others who were arbitrarily detained...

Amnesty International to close its Hong Kong offices

Amnesty International will close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of the year, the organization announced today....

Israel/OPT: Designation of Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists a brazen attack on human rights

The Israeli Defense Ministry on 19 October 2021 issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the...

Afghanistan: Few routes to safety for Afghans at risk of Taliban reprisals

Nearly two months since airlift operations in Afghanistan ended, those left behind face formidable obstacles to seeking safety outside the...

Nigeria: No justice for victims of police brutality one year after #EndSARS Protests

Despite promises of reform police impunity goes on  Investigation panels dashing victims’ hope of getting justice  Pro-government mobs used to...

Covid-19: Global attack on freedom of expression is having a dangerous impact on public health crisis

Attacks on freedom of expression by governments, combined with a flood of misinformation across the world during the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Afghanistan: Taliban must allow girls to return to school immediately – new testimony

Girls in Afghanistan must be allowed to return to secondary school and continue their education, Amnesty International said today as...

Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails

National Campaign Urges Provinces to Cancel Contracts Enabling Abuses(Ottawa, October 14, 2021) – Provincial governments should sever their contracts to...

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