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Iran: Detained Belgian aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele must be released immediately!

Iranian authorities are subjecting Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment. He is held in...

Amnesty International Canada’s submission to public consultations on a potential free trade agreement between Canada and Ecuador

This submission by Amnesty International Canada is in response to the Government of Canada’s invitation to consult with Canadian stakeholders...

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The right to protest is under attack in Peru! Here’s what you need to know and what you can do about it

There is a crisis of extreme gravity in the South American country of Peru – so grave, in fact, that...

Crisis and Tactical Round Up: Afghanistan, End Israeli Apartheid, Iran, Torture-Free Trade Treaty

Afghanistan Since seizing control of Afghanistan in August 2022, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights, persecuting...

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Honduras: Xiomara Castro’s government must firmly deliver on human rights agenda

Amnesty International has issued a new open letter calling for the protection of human rights defenders in Honduras....

2022 in rights: Covid-19 legacy, rising authoritarianism and Russian aggression in Ukraine sum-up 2022

Op-ed by Deprose Muchena, senior director for regional human rights impact at Amnesty International. It’s been 74 years since the...

Human Rights wins in 2022

Confronted with what can sometimes seem like an endless cycle of bad news in the media, it’s easy to feel despondent....

Israel/OPT: Solidarity with Palestinians means ending all support for apartheid

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Amnesty International reiterates its call for global action to end...

EGYPT: Ailing Rights Lawyer Deprived of Healthcare

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 190/18 UPDATE 5 BELOW Lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has been arbitrarily detained for four years and...

Iran: At least 82 Baluchi protesters and bystanders killed in bloody crackdown 

Iranian security forces unlawfully killed at least 66 people, including children, and injured hundreds of others after firing live ammunition,...

Iran: Leaked documents reveal top-level orders to armed forces to ‘mercilessly confront’ protesters

Iran’s highest military body instructed the commanders of armed forces in all provinces to “severely confront” protesters who took to...

Iran: Urgent international action needed to ensure accountability for Mahsa Amini’s death in custody

The death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini (whose Kurdish name is Zhina) on 16 September 2022, days after she...

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