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China: Government must not detain peaceful protesters as unprecedented demonstrations break out across the country

Responding to widespread protests unprecedented in recent years, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said: “The tragedy of the...

Afghanistan: Taliban’s cruel return to hardline practices with public floggings must be halted immediately

Responding to the public flogging of three women and 11 men on Wednesday on the orders of a Taliban court...

Ethiopia: Survivors of sexual violence deserve justice and accountability

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against...

Iran: Landmark UN fact-finding mission marks long-awaited turning point in tackling systematic impunity

Responding to today’s announcement that the UN Human Rights Council has passed a landmark resolution to establish a fact-finding mission...

Three people, a woman in a black sweater and red scarf, and two men in dark suit jackets with dark ties, pose in front of a row of nine Canadian flags.

Canada: Former cabinet ministers join Amnesty International in calling for end to immigration detention in provincial jails

Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock highlighted the serious human rights violations posed by imprisoning migrants in facilities build for the...

Amnesty International Canada welcomes repeal of ‘chilling’ Ontario anti-strike bill

Violating workers' right to strike goes against Canada's international human rights obligations, Amnesty International Canada says....

Israel/OPT: Latest UN recognition of apartheid comes amid soaring attacks on Palestinian homes 

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is the latest human rights expert to recognize that Israel...

Iran: Iran: At least 23 children killed with impunity during brutal crackdown on youthful protests

Iranian security forces’ unlawful killings of at least 23 children shed further light on the authorities’deadly resolve to crush the...

Russian attacks on Kyiv and cities across Ukraine are an escalation of aggression and apparent violations of laws of war

Reacting to reported Russian mass strikes on Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said:...

Russia: UNHRC’s monitoring mechanism on Russia a ‘long overdue breakthrough’

Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) decision to establish an independent monitoring mechanism on the human rights situation...

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Americas: Military monitoring of civil society organizations shows deteriorating respect for human rights

October 6, 2022 The leaks obtained by the Guacamaya collective from various servers belonging to the armed forces in different...

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China: Xinjiang vote failure betrays core mission of UN Human Rights Council

Responding to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s rejection – by 19 votes to 17 with 11 abstentions – of...

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