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Qatar: Abuse of World Cup workers exposed
Migrant workers building Khalifa International Stadium in Doha for the 2022 World Cup have suffered systematic abuses, in some cases forced labour, Amnesty International reveals in a new report published…
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Saudi Arabia: Journalist sentenced to five years in prison for tweets latest victim of ruthless crackdown Â
The sentencing of journalist Alaa Brinji to five years in prison, an eight-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000 Saudi Arabian riyals (about US$ 13,300) for a series of…
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Beaten, Arrested & Facing a Decade Behind Bars
On March 10, 2015 hundreds of student protestors were at a standstill near the city of Letpadan in Myanmar. They had reached the eighth day of a standoff between largely…
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New government in Myanmar must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away from the deeply repressive legal framework that for years has…
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New Expression Meets Old Repression: Ending the Cycle of Political Arrests and Imprisonment in Myanmar
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away from the deeply repressive legal framework that for years has…
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Nowruz Action to Bring Comfort to Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
For the past eight years, activists have been sending messages of solidarity and support to prisoners of conscience in Iran and their families around Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which…
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Shop assistant Found Guilty of ‘Inciting Hatred and Enmity’ for Sharing Posts on Social Media
Ekaterina Vologzheninova, a single mom and shop assistant from Sverdlovsk region in Russia, has been found guilty of ‘inciting hatred and enmity’ for sharing links on social media. Action is…
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UN must act on call for South Sudan arms embargo
The UN Security Council must act immediately on the recommendations of its own panel of experts and enforce a comprehensive arms embargo to halt the flow of weapons into South…
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What do you know about your batteries?
By Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Director, Human Rights in Business Program, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. They are in your mobile phones,…
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Child Labor Behind Smartphones Exposed
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child laborers has not been used in their products, said…
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This is What We Die For: Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Power the Global Trade in Cobalt
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child laborers has not been used in their products, said…
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Child Labor Behind Smart Phone and Electric Car Batteries Exposed
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child laborers has not been used in their products, said…