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Russian Authorities Launch Witch-Hunt to Catch Anyone Sharing Anti-War Views

The Russian authorities have launched a witch-hunt by effectively weaponizing the country’s criminal justice system to prosecute anti-war protesters and…

March 30, 2022

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Political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people, betraying promises for fair recovery from pandemic

Wealthy states colluded with corporate giants in 2021 to dupe people with empty slogans and false promises of a fair…

March 28, 2022

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Amnesty International calls for access to the country to monitor trials of 11J protesters in Cuba

In recent months, Cubans of all ages and walks of life have been charged, put on trial, or sentenced for…

March 25, 2022

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Federal Government Humanitarian Truce in Tigray is a Positive Step Forward and Must Lead to Humanitarian Access

In response to the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government in the conflict-affected Tigray region which Tigrayan authorities…

March 25, 2022

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Bernardo Caal Xol should never have spent a day in prison

Today, March 24, 2022, Bernardo Caal Xol was released from the penitentiary centre in Cobán after more than four years…

March 24, 2022

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Polish Authorities Must Act to Protect People Fleeing Ukraine from Further Suffering

The Polish authorities must relieve volunteers from the responsibility of receiving people fleeing from Ukraine and address the chaotic and…

March 22, 2022

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Russian Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in Cynical Deprivation of His Human Rights

Responding to the news that Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny has been sentenced to 9 years…

March 22, 2022

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Proposed gold mine is ‘recipe for disaster’ amid repression of Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities should immediately halt plans to develop a sprawling gold mine the size of the city of Jakarta in volatile Papua Province,…

March 21, 2022

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Momentum for Justice as US to Label Rohingya Crackdown Genocide

Responding to reports that the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to announce that Myanmar’s military has committed…

March 21, 2022

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Over 100 environmental and human rights organizations join Amnesty International’s call for Biden to pardon Steven Donziger

For more than two years, human rights lawyer Steven Donziger - currently serving the remainder of a six month sentence…

March 15, 2022

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Humanitarian corridors for Ukrainian civilians fleeing Russian attacks must provide safety – new testimonies

Civilians whose homes have been destroyed and others fearing for their lives forced to flee Russian bombardment must be granted…

March 10, 2022

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Kremlin’s Ruthless Crackdown Stifles Independent Journalism and Anti-War Movement

The Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented, nationwide crackdown on independent journalism, anti-war protests and dissenting voices following Russia’s invasion…

March 10, 2022