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Immediately Halt Forced Eviction of More Than 1,000 West Bank Residents and Stop Demolitions of Bedouin Homes in the Negev/Naqab

The Israeli authorities must immediately halt the forcible eviction of more than 1,000 residents from Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community…

July 21, 2022

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Authorities Must Investigate Massacre of Ethnic Amhara in Tole

The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400 Amhara residents of Tole…

July 21, 2022

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Military’s Use of Banned Landmines in Kayah State Amounts to War Crimes

The Myanmar military is committing war crimes by laying antipersonnel landmines on a massive scale in and around villages in…

July 19, 2022

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Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign to Confront Unprecedented Worldwide Threat to the Right to Protest

The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today,…

July 18, 2022

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Pegasus Spyware Found on Phones of Dissidents Involved in Mass Protests in Thailand

Thailand must thoroughly investigate the use of the invasive Pegasus spyware found on the phones of dozens of activists, Amnesty…

July 18, 2022

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Russian Authorities Must Drop Case Against Ilya Yashin – Latest Victim of Clampdown on War Critics

Reacting to the news that the Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation against Ilya Yashin, one of the few…

July 13, 2022

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Charges Against Activist Accused of Aiding an Abortion in Poland Must Be Dropped

Charges against an activist facing up to three years in prison for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills in…

July 13, 2022

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President Biden Must Condemn Systematic Human Rights Violations During Presidential Visit to the Middle East

President Joe Biden must fulfill his promise to put human rights at the centre of his first visit to the…

July 13, 2022

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Abandoned by the State in Host Countries, Venezuelan Women Face Increasing Gender-Based Violence

The Colombian and Peruvian states are largely absent when it comes to guaranteeing, protecting and respecting the right to a…

July 12, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Services 

Today, President Biden signed an executive order that makes strides to safeguard access to abortion and protect patient privacy, among…

July 8, 2022

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New Survey Shows Twitter Failing to Prevent Harassment of Reproductive Rights Activists

Twitter is failing to protect reproductive rights activists from online violence and abuse, according to a new survey from Amnesty…

July 7, 2022

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Civilians in Ukraine Killed by ‘Reckless’ Russian Attacks on Serhiivka Apartment Block and Beach Resort  

Russian air strikes on an apartment block and beach resort hotel in the coastal town of Serhiivka in southern Ukraine…

July 7, 2022