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Philippines: Outspoken Senator Arbitrarily Detained Two Years

Drop Politically Motivated Charges against Leila de Lima (Manila, February 22, 2019) — The Philippine government should drop the politically-motivated...

Haiti: Authorities must protect protesters’ right to life & deal with underlying causes of crisis

In response to reports of several deaths during recent days in the context of anti-corruption protests that began earlier this...

Iceland: Diverse bodies are not mistakes to be corrected

Individuals born with sex characteristics that vary from female or male “norms” face barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, risking lifelong...

Bahrain: Five-year prison sentence over tweets upheld for Nabeel Rajab

Responding to the news that Bahrain’s Court of Cassation has upheld the conviction of Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain’s most...

Colombia: Justice system rules against San José de Apartadó Peace Community while impunity prevails

Colombia’s Constitutional Court must urgently analyze the recent sentence delivered by a local judge in Apartadó against Germán Graciano Posso,...

Italy: A new underhand tactic for ending work of NGO rescue ship will cost lives

Responding to news that the Panama Maritime Authority revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship, Aquarius, operated by...

Contempt for Human Rights: Amnesty International calls on Ontario government to withdraw use of Charter of Rights “notwithstanding clause”

Amnesty International today condemned the Ontario government’s tabling of legislation, Bill 31, The Efficient Local Government Act, which invokes the...

Colombia: Authorities must act to prevent to displacement of 3,600 Indigenous people in Chocó

In response to reports indicating that some 3,600 Indigenous people from 14 communities find themselves trapped in the middle of...

Yemen: Human rights activist abducted by the Huthi armed group must be released

Yemen’s Huthi armed group must reveal the fate and whereabouts of an activist abducted by two of its militants in...

“Bigger, bolder and more inclusive”: Kumi Naidoo sets out his vision for human rights

Amnesty’s first ever South African Secretary General sets out his vision for the direction of the world’s largest human rights...

Turkey: Amnesty Turkey’s Chair released after more than a year behind bars

Following the release of Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic after more than fourteen months behind bars, Kumi...

Canadian Civil Society Organizations Welcome New Commitment from Government of Canada to Support LGBTI Rights Globally following the Equal Rights Coalition Global Conference in Vancouver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, August 7, 2018 – Canadian civil society organizations (CSOs), along with hundreds of LGBTI activists from...

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