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Mexico: Migration authorities unlawfully turning back thousands of Central Americans to possible death

Mexican migration authorities are routinely turning back thousands of people from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to their countries without...

Israel: Release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi

Israeli authorities must release a 16-year-old Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation...

Myanmar: Military’s mass grave admission exposes extrajudicial executions of Rohingya

Following today’s admission by Myanmar’s military that security forces and villagers summarily killed 10 captured Rohingya people and buried them...

30 times hope overcame fear this year

Change is possible, especially when people come together and take action. From writing letters of support and campaigning outside corporate...

Mexico: Amnesty International chief slams interior security law and calls on Mexican president to veto it

Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, today directed an open letter to Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, calling on the...

South Sudan: Global action needed to end human rights violations and humanitarian crisis

Sustained international action is urgently needed to end the horrific human rights violations taking place in South Sudan, said Amnesty...

Virtual reality documentary highlights harrowing tales from survivors of ethnic cleansing

Contrast VR and Amnesty International immerse viewers in Rohingya crisis with Forced to Flee DOHA, SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON (December 12,...

UN Security Council: End disgraceful inaction on Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis

New virtual reality film Forced to Flee drives home dire situation of Rohingya refugees Japan should use its United Nations...

Year end message 2017: a time to stand together

“I can’t believe there are this many people, from so many countries, standing with me and my family.” – Veronica...

Open Letter to the Participants in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministerial Meeting on Human Rights

The upcoming ministerial meeting on human rights demonstrates that federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada recognize that more must...

UN: China fails to scupper resolution on Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya

Responding to the failed attempt by China, Philippines and Burundi to vote down a UN Human Rights Council resolution on...

States worldwide failing to prevent killings and disappearances of human rights defenders

States around the world are failing in their duty to effectively protect people who defend human rights, leading to an...

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