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Mexico: Reparations and compensation for torture survivor are urgently needed

Seven years after the illegal detention and torture of Adrián Vásquez Lagunes at the hands of the Baja California State...

Hong Kong: Full investigation needed into police response to protests

Responding to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s announcement of an official withdrawal of the Extradition Law Amendment Bill, Man-Kei...

Hong Kong: Rampaging police must be investigated

In response to the latest clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday night – which included police...

Brazil: Authorities must investigate and prosecute those responsible for destruction of the Amazon

Brazilian authorities must investigate and prosecute those responsible for starting illegal fires in the Amazon to prevent further destruction of...

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activists arrested in outrageous assault on freedom of expression

Responding to the arrests in Hong Kong of prominent pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow on Friday morning and...

Bangladesh: Parents fear for ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children

Amnesty International urges Canada to lead on providing education for Rohingya youth, following new report Two years after a brutal...

Iraq: Stop forced returns of hundreds of internally displaced people

Responding to news that hundreds of internally displaced Iraqis, mostly women and children, have been forcibly returned today from a...

Lebanon: Authorities must immediately halt deportation of Syrian refugees

Responding to an official communication obtained by Amnesty International that the Lebanese authorities forcibly deported almost 2,500 Syrian refugees back...

France: G7 Summit clouded by crackdown on protesters

100 people arrested by French authorities and many more prevented from peacefully demonstrating Summit talks about the climate crisis and...

Cameroon: Trial of soldiers for killing women and children must lead to justice for victims

Spokespeople available for interviews The Cameroonian authorities must leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of justice for two women...

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s first year in office marked by a “systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights”

During his first year as President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human...

Government of India’s Detention of Political Leadership in J&K Troubling

The Government of India must immediately release all political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to the...

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