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Myanmar: Amid surging death toll, end use of lethal force immediately

Responding to the reports that 18 people were killed and many more wounded as police and military forces confronted...

Ethiopia: Eritrean troops’ massacre of hundreds of Axum civilians may amount to crime against humanity

Amnesty International interviewed 41 survivors and witnesses to mass killings in November Troops carried out extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and...

Germany/Syria: Conviction of Syrian official for crimes against humanity a historic victory for justice

Responding to a decision of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, convicting Eyad al-Gharib, a Syrian security officer, to...

Algeria: Repressive tactics used to target Hirak activists two years on

Algerian authorities have targeted dozens of protesters, journalists and activists with arbitrary arrests and prosecutions, for engaging in peaceful protests...

Amnesty International to intervene in class action certification appeal concerning the climate crisis

February 23rd, 2021 – Montréal, QC – A youth-led environmental group is appearing before the Quebec Court of Appeal today...

G7 leaders are shooting themselves in the foot by failing to tackle global vaccine access

Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday 19 February, Amnesty International has...

Russia: Prisoner of conscience Anastasia Shevchenko convicted, given suspended prison sentence

A Russian court today found human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Anastasia Shevchenko guilty of “organizing activity of an...

Sri Lanka: Government suffocating dissent and obstructing justice for historic crimes says Amnesty report

The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown on dissent that is severely curtailing civil society freedom and obstructing...

Venezuela: International Criminal Court Prosecutor must include new mass extrajudicial executions in preliminary examination

In a new open-source investigation, Venezuela: Impunity in the face of lethal policy of social control, that collected evidence verified...

Canada’s declaration on arbitrary detention welcome step, but must go further to protect prisoners abroad: Amnesty International

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 – Amnesty International welcomes the Canadian government’s initiative endorsed by 57 countries to condemn the arbitrary...

Libya: Ten years after uprising abusive militias evade justice and instead reap rewards

A decade after the overthrow of Muammar al-Gaddafi, justice has yet to be delivered to victims of war crimes and...

Belarus: New reprisals against civil society activists underpin vicious crackdown on human rights

Today, the Belarusian authorities visibly stepped up their crackdown against civil society organizations and independent media with mass raids and...

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