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Tunisia: Struggle for justice and reparation continues for victims 10 years after the revolution

Ten years after Tunisia’s Revolution, which sparked a wave of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, victims are...

Mayors and Governors Must Protect People from Armed Groups, Denounce White Supremacy

In response to the events of last week and in anticipation of more gatherings by white supremacists ahead of the...

USA: New Amnesty International Report Details Ongoing Human Rights Violations at Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility

Amnesty International has released a new report highlighting ongoing and historic human rights violations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility,...

USA: President Trump Incites Violence

In his speech, subsequent audio recording and tweets, President Trump continued to incite his supporters —leading to thousands storming and...

Federal Executions in the United States Buckle Global Progress on Abolition

Ahead of the first of three federal executions scheduled to take place in 2021, with Lisa Montgomery facing execution on...

UK: Decision to refuse Assange bail renders his continued detention ‘arbitrary’

Today’s decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London to deny Julian Assange’s request for bail has rendered his continued detention...

Hong Kong: Mass arrest of opposition figures highlights repressive power of national security law

Responding to the arrests of around 50 Hong Kong opposition figures on Wednesday morning for violation of the city’s national...

Israel/OPT: Denying COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians exposes Israel’s institutionalized discrimination

The Israeli government must stop ignoring its international obligations as an occupying power and immediately act to ensure that COVID-19...

UK: Assange extradition decision welcome but exposes ‘politically-motivated process’

Responding to the decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London not to approve the extradition of Julian Assange to the...

AIRBNB LISTING: COMPANY IS ‘DEEPLY COMPROMISED’ BY ISRAELI SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES

As Airbnb prepares to go public in a multi-billion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) it must withdraw listings of rental properties...

Turkey: Students facing three-years in jail for celebrating Pride must be acquitted

Leading human rights organizations have come together to demand the acquittal of 19 human rights defenders for their participation in...

Brazil: Accelerating deforestation of Amazon a direct result of Bolsonaro’s policies

New statistics revealing deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased 9.5 per cent year-on-year show the tragic cost of President Jair...

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