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Afghanistan: Taliban responsible for brutal massacre of Hazara men – new investigation

Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International said today....

Russia: Anniversary of Navalny poisoning marks one year of shameful injustice

The anniversary of Aleksei Navalny poisoning and attempted killing marks one year of shameful injustice, says Amnesty International. The Russian...

Open letter: Canada must ensure fair global access to Covid-19 vaccines

Download the Open Letter We write on behalf of Amnesty International regarding Canada’s human rights obligations vis-à-vis the urgent need...

China must immediately overturn death sentence against Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg

OTTAWA – A Chinese court’s decision to uphold the death sentence against Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian man convicted of drug...

Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report

Forces aligned to the Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute...

Canada-Saudi arms deal flouts international law: Amnesty International, Project Ploughshares report

Civil society groups launch shadow report following ‘flawed’ Global Affairs Canada analysis of arms deal OTTAWA – Almost two years...

USA/UK: President Biden must drop politically motivated charges against Assange

Amnesty spokespeople at London’s High Court and available for interview Amnesty has applied to observe the proceedings Ahead of the preliminary appeal...

Colombia: Violent repression, paramilitarism, illegal detention and torture of peaceful protesters in Cali

The practices described in the new report Cali: In the epicentre of repression – which include the use of lethal...

Cameroon: Witness testimony and satellite images reveal the scale of devastation in Anglophone regions

New research by Amnesty International has revealed the devastating scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict in Cameroon’s Anglophone...

Hong Kong: First national security law conviction is ‘beginning of the end’ for freedom of expression

Responding to the conviction of Hongkonger Tong Ying-kit for “inciting secession” and “acts of terrorism” following the first trial under...

Global: Scale of secretive cyber surveillance ‘an international human rights crisis’ in which NSO Group is complicit – new briefing

The vast scale of violations perpetrated through secretive cyber surveillance has exposed a global human rights crisis, Amnesty International warned today, in a new briefing published following the revelations of the Pegasus Project investigation.  The briefing, Uncovering the...

Bangladesh: End crackdown on freedom of expression online

Bangladeshi authorities must end the crackdown on people’s right to freedom of expression online and urgently repeal the draconian Digital...

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