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Who Called the Shots? Chain of Command Responsibility for Killings and Injuries in Protests in Peru
Amnesty International analyzed the actions of security forces during protests in Peru in 2022 and 2023, some of which could…
July 18, 2024
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Israel Must End Mass Incommunicado Detention and Torture of Palestinians from Gaza
July 18, 2024
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France: Hijab Bans in French Sport Expose Discriminatory Double Standards Ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
No policymaker should dictate what a woman can or cannot wear and no woman should be forced to choose between…
July 15, 2024
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“We Can’t Breathe Anymore. Even Sports, We Can’t Do Them Anymore.” Violations of Muslim Women’s and Girl’s Human Rights Through Hijab Bans in Sports in France
French authorities boast about gender parity in sports, but they purposefully do not apply to Muslim hijab-wearing women and girls.
July 15, 2024
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Israel/ OPT: Hamas and Other Armed Groups Must Immediately Release Civilians Held Hostage in Gaza
Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in…
July 12, 2024
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South Asia: Devastating Floods Yet Another Reminder for Urgent Human Rights-Consistent Climate Action
There can be no solution without a roadmap for climate justice and there is no climate justice without human rights.
July 12, 2024
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GLOBAL: Tech Systems Worldwide Are Fueling Gender Inequalities
Around the world various tech systems are reinforcing gender inequalities and entrenching racial, socio-economic systems of power.
July 9, 2024
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Briefing: Gender and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Amnesty International reports that the growing incursion of technology into more areas of public life has troubling implications impacting women…
July 9, 2024
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Cuba: Authorities Must Release Those Unjustly Imprisoned and Repeal Repressive Laws
It is unacceptable that the Cuban authorities continue to use repressive tactics to silence those who dare to speak out…
July 9, 2024
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EU: ‘Reject plans to Offshore Asylum and Safeguard Refugee Protection,’ Say Over 90 NGOs
Ahead of the first plenary of the newly elected European Parliament, over 90 human rights and humanitarian organizations are calling on the…
July 9, 2024
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Egypt: Lift Travel Bans Imposed on Two Human Rights Lawyers
Amnesty International calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately lift the travel bans imposed against prominent human rights lawyers Nasser…
July 9, 2024
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Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries
Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.
July 8, 2024