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CAR: Acquittal of Bemba a blow to victims

Following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, the former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of...

Nigeria: Threats from the military won’t deter us from defending human rights

The Nigerian military is increasingly resorting to threats, intimidation and smears to discredit Amnesty International’s work documenting the human rights...

Israel: Illegal demolition and forcible transfer of Palestinian Bedouin village amounts to war crime

The Israeli authorities must immediately cancel plans to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar and the forcible eviction...

Nicaragua: Violent attack on mass Mother’s Day march in Managua

A new attack against a massive demonstration led by the mothers of those who have lost their lives as...

Myanmar: New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State

New evidence gathered inside Rakhine State points to gruesome massacre of Hindus Men, women and children rounded up and killed,...

Sudan: Death sentence for raped teenager is an intolerable cruelty

A Sudanese court’s sentencing today of a 19-year-old woman to death for killing her rapist husband in self-defence highlights the...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s record under Trudeau Government to be examined for the first time by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process

A Canadian delegation led by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will receive questions and recommendations from other countries regarding Canada’s human...

World Press Freedom Day: Remembering Afghanistan’s brave journalists

Journalists in Afghanistan face threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs, Amnesty International said on World Press...

Central African Republic: Those responsible for renewed bloodshed must be brought to justice 

At least 20 civilians killed Two burnt to death in reprisal attacks Witness: ‘There were dead bodies everywhere’ Those...

Turkey: Government crackdown suffocating civil society through deliberate climate of fear

A sustained and escalating crackdown curtailed the vital work of human rights defenders in Turkey and left swathes of society...

How to show your human rights Pride this summer

Whether you identify as LGBTI or as an ally, you can help bring Amnesty’s human rights message to a Pride...

Show your Pride this Summer

In the midst of a global crackdown on LGBTI rights, your action is needed more than ever this Pride season...

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