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Americas: States can defeat COVID-19 by adopting vaccination plans in line with 10 human rights obligations

Governments across Latin America and the Caribbean must prioritize high risk groups for COVID-19 vaccination and ensure complete transparency in...

UN Human Rights Council resolution a welcome step towards ensuring fair and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption, today, of a resolution calling for equitable, affordable, timely and universal access...

Belarus: Government’s threats and history of crackdown on protesters require urgent international response

Statements made by the Belarusian authorities ahead of demonstrations planned for 25 March (Freedom Day) raise serious concerns that the...

Myanmar: UN resolution ups pressure on military and business partners

Responding to the adoption of a resolution on Myanmar by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty International’s Representative...

Sri Lanka: Landmark UN resolution marks crucial turning point on justice and accountability

A new UN resolution on Sri Lanka is an important step forward and offers renewed hope of long-awaited justice for victims of the country’s 30-year civil conflict, said...

Qatar: FIFA must act on labour abuses as World Cup qualifiers kick off

Ahead of qualification matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Amnesty International is calling on FIFA to use its leverage with the...

Turkey: Targeting of LGBTI people to justify quitting convention on combating violence against women is dangerous

Responding to a statement by the Turkish government justifying their proposal to pull out of a convention to combat and...

One year after border closure, Canada continues violating refugee rights

One year after enacting a measure to ban refugee claimants from crossing into Canada from the US in response to...

China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation

The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of...

Prisoners forgotten in COVID-19 pandemic, as crisis grows in detention facilities

Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Amnesty International, as...

Georgia shooting yet another cry for US government action to end gun violence, confront misogyny, and denounce anti-AAPI hate

Following reports indicating that shootings left eight people dead in the Atlanta area, most of them Asian-American and women, Amnesty...

UK: Met’s action at Clapham a sharp reminder to MPs to resist temptation to give police more powers

Key vote in Parliament could see weekend’s scenes become common Responding to this weekend’s excessive clampdown on peaceful protests and...

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