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Argentina: Amnesty International welcomes historic vote in favor of legal abortion and urges its full approval

Amnesty International welcomes the preliminary approval of the bill on the voluntary termination of pregnancy passed today by Argentina’s Chamber...

AIRBNB LISTING: COMPANY IS ‘DEEPLY COMPROMISED’ BY ISRAELI SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES

As Airbnb prepares to go public in a multi-billion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) it must withdraw listings of rental properties...

Campaigners warn that 9 out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine

Rich countries have hoarded enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations nearly 3 times over Nearly 70 poor countries will...

Turkey: Students facing three-years in jail for celebrating Pride must be acquitted

Leading human rights organizations have come together to demand the acquittal of 19 human rights defenders for their participation in...

Egypt: Historic opportunity for international community to halt crackdown on human rights movement

Today’s court decision to freeze the assets of three senior directors from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) demonstrates...

Bangladesh: Halt relocation of Rohingya refugees to remote island

In response to the relocation of hundreds of Rohingya refugees to the Bhashan Char, a remote island in the Bay...

Canada: Federal government must quickly pass legislation to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Responding to news that the federal government introduced legislation to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,...

EGYPT: MACRON TO RECEIVE AL-SISI ON HEELS OF REPRESSION: END UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT

French President Emmanuel Macron should strongly press Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to address human rights violations before his upcoming...

Brazil: Accelerating deforestation of Amazon a direct result of Bolsonaro’s policies

New statistics revealing deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased 9.5 per cent year-on-year show the tragic cost of President Jair...

Hong Kong: Jailed opposition activists must be released

Responding to the prison sentences handed down today to opposition activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam in relation...

Egypt: Chilling rise in executions reveals depth of human rights crisis

In October and November alone, the Egyptian authorities executed at least 57 men and women, nearly double the recorded 32...

Viet Nam: Tech giants complicit in industrial-scale repression

Facebook engaging in country-wide censorship of content Viet Nam imprisoning a record number of prisoners of conscience – with 40%...

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