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Amnesty International condemns court decision regarding Wet’suwet’en, other Indigenous land defenders

The land defenders have been arbitrarily prosecuted for protecting the rights of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, Amnesty International says....
Human rights defender Narges Mohammadi © private

Iran: Free women human rights defenders Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian

Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian, both long-term women human rights defenders, have been repeatedly targeted and detained for their human...

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Burkina Faso: Human rights defender forcibly disappeared

On December 1, human rights defender, Daouda Diallo was abducted by security forces in civilian clothes while he was renewing...

Kanahus Manuel: “Canada must end violence against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ land and water defenders”

Kanahus Manuel is a land and water defender, tattoo artist and traditional birth keeper belonging to the Secwepemc and Ktunaxa...

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Russia: Unfairly jailed nurse at risk of complete hearing loss

Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist, was abducted by security officers in Russian-occupied Crimea in April 2022 and...

Human rights defender Narges Mohammadi

Iran: Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s health at risk

Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi to torture...

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Americas: States must ensure an environment conducive to the work of climate, land defenders

Amnesty International has released a new report in the lead-up to COP28 about threats facing environment and land defenders in...
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Canada extols its human rights record at United Nations while criminalizing Indigenous land defenders at home

A delegation from Amnesty International Canada attended Canada’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva on Friday....
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Colombia: Human rights defenders remain at risk; government must guarantee their protection

A new Amnesty International report explores the government's inadequate response to the dangers facing human rights defenders in Colombia....
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Thailand: Rights lawyer imprisoned for peaceful protest

Human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa has received two prison sentences for peacefully exercising his rights. He also...

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Argentina: Human rights lawyer convicted for protesting

Alberto Nallar is a human rights lawyer who played an active role in the protests in Jujuy Province that began...

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Canada: Charges must be dropped against Wet’suwet’en land defenders, their supporters

Amnesty International calls on British Columbia to drop the charges facing Wet'suwet'en land defenders after a series of brazen RCMP...
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