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Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Meeting: Collaborative action to uphold human rights in Canada still lacking

Following the conclusion of a meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for human rights, 26 of the civil...

Syria: Lack of adequate COVID-19 response puts thousands of lives at risk

Nearly eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Syrian government is failing to adequately protect its health workers, still lacks...

Ethiopia: Investigation reveals evidence that scores of civilians were killed in massacre in Tigray state

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Amnesty International can today confirm the that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were...

‘Refugees Welcome’ football jersey goes global in FIFA 2021 game

In EA’s FIFA 2021 updated game, the best-selling football jersey from Irish club Bohemian FC has gone global, in partnership...

Belarus: More than 1,000 people arrested in a single day of peaceful protests amid escalating repression of rights

Responding to the arrest of more than 1,000 people in a single day of peaceful protest in Minsk and other...

Tunisia: Freedom of expression at risk as prosecutions rise

The Tunisian authorities must immediately stop exploiting largely outdated, overly broad and repressive laws to prosecute individuals for exercising their...

USA: President-Elect Joe Biden Must Make Human Rights a Priority

Following reports that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States of America, Amnesty International USA’s Interim...

Belarus: Authorities unleash mass criminal proceedings against hundreds of peaceful protesters

Responding to news that the Belarusian authorities have started mass criminal proceedings against more than 200 peaceful protesters who were...

Ethiopia: Over 50 ethnic Amhara killed in attack on village by armed group

Amnesty International can reveal that at least 54 people from the Amhara ethnic group were killed in an attack late...

India: Counter-terror raids on civil society groups signal escalating crackdown on dissent

The Indian government must immediately halt its intensifying suppression of dissent, said Amnesty International, following a series of raids by...

Nigeria: Authorities must stop attempts to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre – new investigative timeline

The Nigerian authorities’ must end their attempts to cover up the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, Amnesty International said, as it...

Belarus: Global movement calls on authorities to stop crackdown on peaceful protest

Amnesty International has informed the Belarusian authorities that the organization has collected about 191,000 signatures from supporters calling for an...

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