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Omar al-Bashir must face justice for recent and past crimes
Following the announcement by Sudan’s Public Prosecutor that he will charge former president Omar al-Bashir with the recent killing of…
May 14, 2019
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Viet Nam: Surge in number of prisoners of conscience, new research shows
The number of prisoners of conscience unjustly jailed across Viet Nam has surged by one third to 128 in signs…
May 12, 2019
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Israel: Amnesty International engages in legal action to stop NSO Group’s web of surveillance
Amnesty International is supporting a legal action to take the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) to court, to demand that…
May 12, 2019
Press Release
‘Appalling’ violence used against students holding Pride march in Turkey
Reacting to the news that a Pride march organized by students at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara has been…
May 10, 2019
Report
Transgender people in China risk their lives with dangerous self – surgery
Transgender people in China are performing highly dangerous surgery on themselves and buying unsafe hormone treatments on the black market…
May 9, 2019
Press Release
Venezuela: Amnesty International launches campaign to protect those fleeing the human rights crisis
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must not impose barriers that hinder the entry of people fleeing the…
May 8, 2019
Press Release
Remain in Mexico Plan Must Not Stand
Reacting to news that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has halted the district court’s injunction of the Remain in…
May 7, 2019
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Brazil: Risk of bloodshed in the Amazon unless government protects Indigenous peoples from illegal land seizures and logging
There is an imminent risk of violent clashes in Brazil’s Amazon region unless the government protects Indigenous peoples’ traditional lands…
May 7, 2019
Press Release
Myanmar: Genuine press freedom must follow release of Reuters journalists
Responding to news of the amnesty and release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty…
May 7, 2019
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Activist arrested in Poland and house raided after Amnesty International meeting
Responding to news that the Polish authorities detained an activist, Elżbieta Podlesna for several hours, on suspicion of offending religious…
May 6, 2019
Press Release
Brunei Darussalam: Sultan’s speech a first step to repealing ‘heinous’ laws
Responding to news that the Brunei authorities have announced they will continue to refrain from implementing the death sentence, including…
May 6, 2019
Press Release
Venezuela: State steps up repression of protests in the midst of the crisis
At least four people have been killed, more than 200 injured and 205 arrested during state repression of protests across…
May 2, 2019