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Bahrain: Stop harassing former member of parliament

The Bahraini authorities must immediately end ongoing harassment, intimidation and attacks against former member of parliament Osama Muhana al-Tamimi, who...

Coalition statement on Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

We Canadian civil society organizations, namely, Amnesty International Canada, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Oxfam Canada,...

Americas: Stale politics must give way to decisive human rights action

Leaders in the Americas must move beyond stale political debate and strengthen their focus and commitment to human rights protections,...

Hong Kong: Evidence of police violence against protesters verified

Amnesty International examined incidents of unnecessary and excessive use of force during 12 June protest Restraint urged in policing of...

NO CHOICE: AMERICAS MUST OFFER REFUGE AND PROTECTION

Millions across the Americas are fleeing human rights violations in their countries, seeking protection. Refugees are people who find themselves...

Myanmar/Bangladesh: Older people denied dignity in camps after facing military atrocities

Tens of thousands of older women and men from ethnic minorities across Myanmar who faced military atrocities and were forced...

Norway: Stop the deportation of three young, unaccompanied siblings to Afghanistan

16-year-old and two siblings in transit to “the world’s most dangerous country” The Norwegian government must immediately halt the deportation...

Over Two Years Later, Families Still Left in Limbo After Trump’s Muslim Ban Face Impossible Circumstances

When President Trump signed what has become known as the Muslim ban during his first week in office, he set...

Sudan: Urgent UN and AU investigation needed after military admits deadly decision on protestor crackdown

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Following an admission by Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) that they all met the...

Hong Kong: Police must end excessive force against largely peaceful protest

In response to the use of force against largely peaceful protestors by Hong Kong police, who used tear gas, guns...

Russia: Mass arrests show authorities’ contempt for solidarity and rights

Responding to the arbitrary arrests of over 400 people in Moscow who were peacefully protesting the treatment of journalist Ivan...

Lebanon: Wave of hostility exposes hollowness of claims that Syrian refugee returns are voluntary

An attack which forced hundreds of Syrian refugees to leave Deir al-Ahmar, an informal camp in the Bekaa valley, last...

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