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Venezuela: Announcement of pardon of more than one hundred people is only the first step to reversing policy of repression

Following the public announcement of a decree issued by President Nicolás Maduro – not yet published – to pardon 110...

Denmark: Cross-party agreement to amend rape law puts historic victory within reach

A cross-party agreement by Denmark’s government and coalition parties to introduce consent-based rape legislation is a step towards a historic...

Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report

Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and...

Belarus: Police must be held accountable for violence

Amnesty International calls on the Belarusian authorities to immediately end police violence and to investigate the gross human rights violations...

Americas: Organizations reiterate need to strengthen autonomy, independence of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Amnesty International is one of 390 organizations that have signed a statement today expressing concern about the situation facing the...

Burundi: Journalist Jean Bigirimana missing 1,500 days

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Today, the International Day of the Disappeared, marks 1,500 days since Burundi journalist Jean...

Algeria: Journalists sentenced to harsh prison terms amid growing crackdown

The Algerian authorities must immediately end an escalating campaign of media harassment which has recently seen two prominent journalists handed...

Saudi Arabia: Review of young men’s death sentences overdue step towards justice

In an announcement published today on the Twitter account of Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission, the country’s public prosecutor has...

Statement on Shooting in Kenosha, WI During Protests Resulting in 2 Dead and One Injured

Following reports indicating that two protestors were killed and one was injured during protests in Kenosha, WI, Amnesty International USA...

Belarus: NGOs call on UN Human Rights Council to convene extraordinary session

The UN Human Rights Council must urgently convene a special session to address the human rights crisis in Belarus, where...

Angola: Witnesses describe horrific killings of teenagers by police

Angolan security forces tasked with implementing COVID-19 restrictions killed at least seven people between May and July 2020, according to...

Belarus: Criminal case against opposition is a shocking violation of freedom of expression

Responding to the announcement that Belarus’s Prosecutor General has launched a criminal case against the Coordination Council, a new body...

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