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Malaysia: Criminal investigation against journalist threatens press freedom

Responding to news that South China Morning Post journalist Tashny Sukumaran is being investigated by the Malaysian Royal Police for...

UK: Privacy must not be ‘another casualty’ of the virus

Warning comes as Government plans to introduce COVID-19 tracking app Move could ‘open the door to pervasive state surveillance and...

Amnesty International calls for the release of all prisoners of conscience worldwide

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all the prisoners of conscience it is campaigning for...

Global: Crackdown on journalists weakens efforts to tackle COVID-19

The backlash against journalists and others who criticize their governments’ handling of COVID-19 is hampering efforts to tackle the virus,...

Nigeria: Authorities must protect health workers on the frontline of COVID-19 response

Health workers not adequately protected At least 40 health workers tested positive for COVID-19 The Nigerian authorities must ensure that...

El Salvador: International organizations call on president Bukele to respect human rights in response to COVID-19

In light of the measures implemented by president Nayib Bukele to contain the pandemic, including the detention of people in...

Thirty-Eight Rights Groups Call on BC’s Chief Coroner to Direct Immediate Public Inquest into Death in Corrections Custody

VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – Today, 38 human rights, health, prisoner rights, and legal organizations are calling on BC’s Chief...

South Sudan: Evidence of violations and illicit concealment of arms must spur UN to renew arms embargo

Amnesty International visited 12 military camps in South Sudan Site visits and satellite imagery reveal multiple forces violating arms embargo...

US military sheds some light on civilian casualties from shadowy war in Somalia

Reacting to the publication today of US Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) first quarterly assessment of civilian casualties resulting from its operations...

Saudi Arabia: Death penalty reform for minors falls short, and total abolition must now follow

Following Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it plans to end the use of the death penalty against people below the age...

Canada Must Stop Leaving Refugees Behind in COVID-19 Response

Amnesty International is disappointed in Canada’s decision to renew a measure banning refugee claimants from crossing into Canada from the...

Letter from Amnesty International concerning attack on Tiny House Warriors camp in BC

Honourable John Horgan Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan Premier of British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police Parliament Buildings “E” Division Victoria,...

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