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Taiwan becomes first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after historic bill passes
Responding to the news that lawmakers in Taiwan have passed a law that will see the island become the first place…
May 17, 2019
Press Release
Proposed Immigration Plan Shuts Doors to People in Search of Safety
Reacting to media reports on President Trump’s proposed immigration plan, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government affairs at…
May 16, 2019
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Statement Responding to Toddler’s Death After Detention at Border
Responding to news reports of the death of a Guatemalan toddler who fell ill after being taken into custody at…
May 16, 2019
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Libya: Evidence of possible war crimes underscores need for international investigation
Six weeks on, the offensive to take over Tripoli has resulted in unlawful attacks that could amount to war crimes…
May 15, 2019
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Deadly Abortion Bans Endanger Pregnant People’s Lives
Responding to the Alabama Senate approving a measure on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, Tarah…
May 15, 2019
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Israel’s refusal to grant Palestinian refugees right to return has fuelled seven decades of suffering
Israel’s failure to respect the right to return for Palestinians who were forced to flee their homes in 1948 is…
May 14, 2019
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘year of shame’: Crackdown on critics and rights’ activists continues
Today marks the first anniversary of the arrests of several prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, after a…
May 14, 2019
Report
Venezuela: Crimes against humanity require a vigorous response from the international justice system
Selective extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, and deaths and injuries caused by the excessive use of force by Nicolás Maduro’s government…
May 14, 2019
Press Release
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