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Honduras: Exercising the right to protest has a high cost for those who dare take to the streets

The government of President Juan Orlando Hernández has embarked on a policy of repression against those who protest in the...

From Bad to Worse on Mining: Groups Urge B.C. Government to Reform Outdated Laws

(Victoria/Vancouver, B.C., July 4, 2019) – As Taseko Mines once again attempts to force its way with an injunction to...

Libya: Abhorrent attack on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime

The International Criminal Court must order an urgent investigation into an abhorrent attack on the Tajoura immigration detention centre in...

Egypt: Series of draconian laws ‘legalizes’ unprecedented repression six years since fall of Morsi

The Egyptian authorities are attempting to normalize human rights violations by passing a series of laws to “legalize” their escalating...

DRC: Withdraw armed forces from Fungurume mines to avert bloodshed

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Following reports that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army has deployed hundreds of...

Sudan: Authorities must guarantee protestors’ safety

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Ahead of the nationwide protests planned for 30 June to mark 30 years since...

Turkey: Lift arbitrary ban and allow Istanbul Pride to take place peacefully

50 years after the Stonewall riots, thousands expected to brave tear gas and plastic bullets to defy discriminatory ban Spokespeople...

UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers

Spiked batons, stun belts and leg irons are among the gruesome tools of torture which should be banned outright, Amnesty...

Sri Lanka: President Maithripala Sirisena Signs Execution Warrants for Four Prisoners, Plans Shrouded in Secrecy

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena must immediately halt his plans to execute four prisoners, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International...

Sierra Leone: Amnesty International joins legal challenge against government ban on pregnant girls attending school

Amnesty International has joined a legal case brought by two non-governmental organizations, Equality Now and WAVES, to challenge the Sierra...

Sri Lanka: Halt plans for executions, once and for all

Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, must immediately halt his plans to resume executions for at least 13 prisoners convicted of...

El Salvador: President Bukele pledges to respect human rights

El Salvador’s new government must promote and implement transformative human rights changes that fulfill the nation’s international commitments, said Amnesty...

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