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USA: Police failing to protect protesters from violence, as volatile elections near

Law enforcement agencies across the USA are failing to facilitate people’s fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and to...

B20 Saudi Arabia: With women activists jailed, ’empowerment’ summit is a sham

With women’s empowerment topping the agenda at next week’s B20 Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International is reminding business...

Honduras: Authorities must guarantee transparency in trial of man accused of plotting the murder of Berta Cáceres

Given the lack of publicity around this morning’s pre-trial hearing against David Castillo, the only person accused of masterminding the...

Court must reject government’s application to stay the Safe Third Country Agreement ruling

On Friday 23 October 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments on the Canadian government’s request to stay...

Lack of mental health services for refugees is a global scandal

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the longstanding neglect of mental health services for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA HALTS ITS WORK ON UPHOLDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA DUE TO REPRISAL FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

The complete freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Government of India which it came to know on...

World leaders responding to pandemic must not forfeit action on climate crisis

World leaders must stop using COVID-19 as an excuse to delay urgent action to tackle the climate crisis or risk...

Breonna Taylor Case Underscores Need for Real Police Reform

Responding to the decision in the Breonna Taylor case today, Kristina Roth, the Senior Program Officer for Criminal Justice Programs...

Twitter still failing women over online violence and abuse

Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated promises to do so,...

Human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada

Lana Verran, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) today announced the appointment of Burundian...

EU companies selling surveillance tools to China’s human rights abusers

New Amnesty investigation highlights why EU export rules for surveillance technology fail. European tech companies risk fuelling widespread human rights...

Americas: Authorities convert state-run quarantines into form of repression

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, authorities in Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay have held tens of...

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