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Thailand: Pegasus spyware found on phones of dissidents involved in mass protests

Thailand must thoroughly investigate the use of the invasive Pegasus spyware found on the phones of dozens of activists, Amnesty...

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Pegasus Spyware: Unlawful surveillance continues after failure to clamp down

One year after the Pegasus Project revelations, Amnesty International warned today that the lack of a global moratorium on the...

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Sri Lanka: Authorities must refrain from use of military to police protests

The Sri Lankan authorities must not impose a blanket order authorising use of force during the state of emergency that...

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Afghanistan: Immediate investigation needed on allegations of war crimes by UK Special Forces

Responding to the BBC investigation of repeated killing of unarmed men in suspicious circumstances in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011...

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UN/Syria: Russian veto of cross-border mechanism a blow to human rights

Responding to the Russian veto on extending a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have renewed the provision of...

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Ukraine: Civilians killed by ‘reckless’ Russian attacks on Serhiivka apartment block and beach resort

Russian air strikes on an apartment block and beach resort hotel in the coastal town of Serhiivka in southern Ukraine...

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China: Families of Xinjiang detainees speak out as they await long-overdue UN report

Almost 50 new detainees added to Amnesty International campaign on arbitrary detention, bringing total to 120 Family members describe injustice...

The ICC at 20: Double standards have no place in international justice

As the International Criminal Court (ICC) marks its twentieth anniversary, Amnesty International has warned that the court’s legitimacy risks being...

Americas: Inhumane migration policies further endanger people who need protection

June 28, 2022 In response to the news that at least 50 people have been found dead in a trailer...

USA: Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade marks a grim milestone in the history of the United States

In response to today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director for Programs, Advocacy and...

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Ukraine: Older people confronted with war rely on the support of volunteers

Olga Perekopaiko, a volunteer with Kyiv’s chat “Help to Ba and De” (short for babushka and dedushka – ‘granny’ and...

Ecuador: Repression of protests is causing human rights crisis

June 20, 2022 The repression by President Guillermo Lasso’s government of demonstrations called by Indigenous, trade union and social organisations...

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