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Colombia: Measures against COVID-19 must not be an excuse for neglecting the protection of human rights defenders

The Colombian state must not use measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to weaken or withdraw...

UK: Assange bail application highlights COVID-19 risk to many vulnerable detainees and prisoners

Ahead of tomorrow’s application by Julian Assange‘s lawyers calling for bail on the grounds that he is in imminent danger...

G20: Leaders must cooperate to protect those most at risk

Ahead of an extraordinary virtual meeting of the G20 group which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Amnesty International...

Canada’s COVID-19 response needs human rights oversight, says Amnesty International

Human rights organization recommends 10 guiding principles for pandemic response OTTAWA – Amnesty International is urging governments across Canada to...

Colorado’s Abolition of Death Penalty Brings Country One Step Closer Towards Eliminating This Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment

Reacting to news that the Colorado legislature has signed a bill to repeal the death penalty, Kristina Roth, Senior Program...

Colombia: State must take appropriate measures to protect prison population from COVID-19 epidemic

In response to the protest organized on 21 March by people deprived of their liberty in several Colombian prisons, who...

Americas: Amnesty International highlights human rights priorities for state responses to COVID-19

Amnesty International has published recommendations today for states in the Americas to ensure that their responses to COVID-19 are in...

Canadian COVID-19 policy reversal, shutting down US border to refugee claimants, breaches international law

Today’s news that the Canadian government will turn back refugee claimants attempting to cross the Canada-U.S. border is a shameful...

Trump Administration Using Coronavirus Pandemic to Justify Discriminatory Ban on Asylum-Seekers at Southern Border

Following reports that the Trump administration intends to issue a new rule that would allow U.S. agents to turn back...

China: Disturbing expulsion of US journalists further stifles access to information amid COVID-19 crisis

Responding to the effective expulsion of journalists working for three major US newspapers in China, the Head of Amnesty International’s...

Brazil: Two years after killing of Marielle Franco, Rio de Janeiro authorities must solve unanswered questions

Two years after the fatal shooting of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco, and...

Open letter urges Canadian leaders to support human rights defenders following explicit Greta Thunberg sticker

To: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Dwight Ball, Premier Caroline Cochrane, Premier Doug Ford, Premier Blaine Higgs, Premier John Horgan,...

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