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Bangladesh: Government must urgently halt mounting death toll of protestors

Responding to what has been the deadliest day for protests in Bangladesh with 32 deaths in a single day yesterday...

Wall near the UNRWA Aida Basic Boys' School in Aida refugee camp, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 1 October 2017. © Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR

International Court of Justice opinion declaring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories unlawful is a historic vindication of Palestinians’ rights 

Responding to the historic advisory opinion delivered today by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Israel’s...

An Indigenous woman walks in front of riot police during a protest demanding the resignation of Peru's President Dina Boluarte in Lima on January 23, 2023.

Peru: Killings, injuries in protests could implicate President Dina Boluarte as criminally responsible

A new Amnesty International report details decisions made by Peru President Dina Boluarte during violent repression that left 51 people...
Abusive Israeli law used to arbitrarily detain Palestinians from Gaza indefinitely without charge or trial Unlawful Combatants Law legalizes incommunicado detention, enables enforced disappearance and must be repealed Harrowing torture testimony from 27 former detainees, including a 14-year-old boy

Israel must end mass incommunicado detention and torture of Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial under...

Friendly women’s basketball tournament in Noisy-le-SecSec on the outskirts of Paris, France, April 2024 ©Amnesty International

Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games

The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws...

Header image: An installation in “Hostages Square” (official name “Tel Aviv Museum Plaza”), of adult human size flowers with signs of children hostages. Photo by Gil Naveh/Amnesty International Israel.

Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release civilians held hostage in Gaza

Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in...

Woman sits in a bus going to a camp set up for returnees who have been deported or coerced into leaving Pakistan, at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, Eastern Afghanistan. Photo by The Washington Post.

Pakistan: One-year extension of UN-registered Afghan refugees a welcome first step, lifeline must extend to all

Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Government of Pakistan has agreed to a one-year extension to more than...

Afghan women hold placards as they march to protest for their rights, in Kabul on April 29, 2023. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.

Afghanistan: New UNAMA Report stresses urgent need for Taliban to roll back on moral policing

Responding to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan on the sweeping gross violations of human rights...

Guatemala: Amnesty International condemns new judgment against former prosecutor Virginia Laparra

Violence surrounding Canadian mining projects should raise red flags for Canada as it begins trade talks with Ecuador's government....
Security surveillance cameras are set-up in Tel Aviv on September 23, 2023. Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel/OPT: Dutch Investor pushes for human rights safeguards to stop use of surveillance technology against Palestinians 

Amnesty International welcomes the demand from a major investor in the Dutch manufacturer of cameras deployed in occupied East Jerusalem...

Open Letter: Stop the criminalization, harassment and unlawful surveillance of Wet’suwet’en land defenders

The BC supreme court in Smithers will decide on the sentencing of Chief Dsta’hyl. Read our open letter to BC...

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