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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 Poland must be dropped said Amnesty International today ahead of…
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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 Middle East and North Africa since taking office and do…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: POLITICAL LEADER HELD INCOMMUNICADO (Cuba: UA 67.22)
José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” who was arrested last July 11, 2022, in the context of island-wide protests and has…
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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 life free of violence and discrimination for Venezuelan refugee women,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: NEW ADMINISTRATION MUST FREE LEILA (Philippines: UA 48.22)
Prisoner of conscience and former senator Leila de Lima has been detained for over five years, as new government leaders, including Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assume their posts beginning…
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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 other protections to abortion services. Responding to this news, Tarah…
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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 International USA.
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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 killed at least 21 civilians, Amnesty International said today following…
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Free Student in Belarus Jailed for 6.5 Years for Reposting Criticism of Ukraine War and Lukashenka
Reacting to the news that a court in Belarus sentenced Danuta Pyarednya, a 20-year-old student from Mahiliou, to 6.5 years in jail for reposting a message criticizing the war in…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Social Media Companies’ Obligations to Protect User Privacy Following Supreme Court Repeal of Abortion Rights
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. Responding to this news and the emerging tech and human…
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Non-renewal of last aid corridor risks humanitarian catastrophe for millions in Syria
UN Security Council members must extend the cross-border resolution that allows the UN to deliver aid to at least 4 million residents and internally displaced people (IDPs) in north-west Syria…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: FURTHER EXECUTION DATES SET (Singapore: UA 15.22)
Hangings have resumed in Singapore for drug related offenses, after Abdul Kahar bin Othman was executed on March 30, and Malaysian national Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was executed on April 29, while…