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Global: Health workers silenced, exposed and attacked

Governments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers who they have failed to protect from...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25th Anniversary of Srebrenica massacre is a sombre warning from history

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica when more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were...

Open Letter: Canadian Government Must Ban Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance by Federal Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies

Group of 77 privacy, human rights and civil liberties advocates call on Public Safety Minister Bill Blair to act July...

Myanmar: Indiscriminate airstrikes kill civilians as Rakhine conflict worsens

Airstrikes kill civilians, including children Arbitrary detention and torture in crackdown on insurgents Residents unprotected against COVID-19 amid internet blackout...

UN: Russia and China launch despicable veto of lifesaving aid for millions of civilians in Syria

Reacting to the Russian and Chinese veto of a UN Security Council draft Resolution that would have renewed the provision...

Over 70 Organizations Call for a Ban on Police Street Checks

We Need a Ban on Police Street Checks! “Indigenous people continue to experience institutionalized discrimination in the justice system and...

Turkey: Court deals crushing blow for human rights and for justice as four activists convicted

Following a majority court ruling to convict Taner Kılıç for ‘membership of the Fethullah Gülen terrorist organization’ and to convict...

Israel/OPT: Unlawful “annexation” plan promotes ‘law of the jungle’ and must be stopped

The Israeli authorities must immediately abandon plans to further “annex” territory in the occupied West Bank which breach international laws...

Safety First: New Report Outlines Guidelines To End Mine Waste Disasters

Today an international group of 142 scientists, community groups and NGOs from 24 countries published a set of 16 guidelines...

China: National security law must not become a weapon of fear

Responding to today’s passing of a national security law for Hong Kong by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s...

Pride is a timely reminder that LGBTI people must not be left out of COVID-19 response

This weekend’s Pride celebrations are a chance to celebrate and promote the rights of LGBTI people at a time when...

Israel/OPT: TripAdvisor must check out of illegal settlements amid flagrant human rights violations

As Israel steps up construction of illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in brazen defiance of international law,...

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