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Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system  Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen area function like an obstacle course for human rights defenders from different parts of the world, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums. These obstacles contradict the rights and values that Schengen states claim to uphold, Amnesty International said in a new report today.  Closing the door? How visa […] The post Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system  appeared first on Amnesty International.
02.11.2025 04:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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France: ‘Historic victory’ as French law adopts consent-based definition of rape  Reacting to a vote by the French Senate to introduce a consent-based definition of rape in the penal code, Lola Schulmann, Gender Justice Advocacy Officer at Amnesty International France, said:  “The adoption of this law is a historic step forward. It is a long-awaited victory for victims of rape and the culmination of years of […] The post France: ‘Historic victory’ as French law adopts consent-based definition of rape  appeared first on Amnesty International.
02.11.2025 01:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. Airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Murder. Congress Must Stop Them Now  The U.S. air strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean which have killed at least 57 people since early September are illegal, and Congress must act now to stop the U.S. government from carrying out further bombings, Amnesty International said today.  “In the last two months, the U.S. military’s Southern Command has gone on a murder spree by following the Trump administration’s illegal orders,” said Daphne Eviatar, Amnesty International USA’s Director for Human Rights and Security. “The administration has not even named its victims, nor provided evidence […] The post U.S. Airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Murder. Congress Must Stop Them Now  appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters  Reacting to the news that two people were killed and several others injured during protests today calling for a boycott of this year’s general elections, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said:  “Reports that one general member of the public and one police officer have been killed during election day […] The post Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters  appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 20:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivors Reacting to a ruling by the High Court in Malawi that denying a 14-year-old rape survivor access to a safe termination of pregnancy violated her sexual and reproductive health rights under Sections 19 and 20 of the Gender Equality Act (GEA), Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa regional office, Tigere Chagutah, said; […] The post Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivors appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 19:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Eswatini: Hunger strike of Cuban man deported from US exposes human cost of unlawful transfer arrangement   Responding to reports that Roberto Mosquera del Peral, a Cuban national who was deported from the United States along with 13 others to Eswatini in July 2025, has begun an indefinite hunger strike at Matsapha Correctional Centre to protest his ongoing detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “Roberto […] The post Eswatini: Hunger strike of Cuban man deported from US exposes human cost of unlawful transfer arrangement   appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 17:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Global: Amnesty delegation meets abortion defenders as backlash against human rights intensifies An Amnesty International delegation will join abortion providers and defenders from across the globe at two gatherings in Bogotá, Colombia, to review progress on expanding access to safe abortions and to discuss new strategies to counter rising threats to human rights.   The delegation will take part in a number of panels at the Latin American […] The post Global: Amnesty delegation meets abortion defenders as backlash against human rights intensifies appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 16:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Southeast Asia: ASEAN Summit must address deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and ongoing scam compound activity ASEAN member states must put human rights at the centre of regional discussions and decision-making, Amnesty International said as Southeast Asian leaders gather for the bloc’s 47th Summit in Malaysia this weekend. “It is long past time for member states to act decisively to address the continually deteriorating crisis in Myanmar. Nearly five years since […] The post Southeast Asia: ASEAN Summit must address deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and ongoing scam compound activity appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 08:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime  A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of African migrants amounted to an indiscriminate attack. US authorities must promptly and transparently investigate it as a war crime.   The attack, carried out […] The post Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime  appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 03:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Guatemala:  Six months of injustice and criminalization against Indigenous representatives from Totonicapán In light of the prolonged arbitrary detention of Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, Indigenous representatives of the 48 cantons of Totonicapán, who will today have been deprived of their liberty for six months, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said:  “Today marks six months since Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán were unjustly deprived of […] The post Guatemala:  Six months of injustice and criminalization against Indigenous representatives from Totonicapán appeared first on Amnesty International.
01.11.2025 03:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Russia: Move to label Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation a “terrorist organization” puts thousands in danger Reacting to news that Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has petitioned the Supreme Court to designate the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) founded by the late prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny a “terrorist organization,” Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The Kremlin has been relentless in its persecution of Russian opposition leader […] The post Russia: Move to label Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation a “terrorist organization” puts thousands in danger appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 23:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rights Responding to the arbitrary inclusion of 32 individuals, including Baloch activists, as “proscribed persons” under section 11-EE of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, which places severe limits and undue restrictions on their human rights, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The arbitrary manner in which these individuals, including peaceful Baloch […] The post Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rights appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 22:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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El Salvador: Prisoners of Conscience must be released immediately Amnesty International calls on the Salvadoran authorities to immediately and unconditionally guarantee the release of community defenders José Ángel Pérez and Alejandro Henríquez, who have been unjustly imprisoned since May 2025 after participating in a peaceful protest in defense of the rights of the El Bosque community. This comes ahead of a hearing scheduled for […] The post El Salvador: Prisoners of Conscience must be released immediately appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 19:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ireland: Government must do more to protect the international justice system and hold Israel accountable Upon concluding a four-day visit to Ireland in which she met with government officials, civil society organizations and human rights defenders, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: “We have acknowledged the Irish government’s longstanding commitment to protecting human rights around the world and urge it to maintain a […] The post Ireland: Government must do more to protect the international justice system and hold Israel accountable appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 18:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sudan: RSF must end attacks and further suffering of civilians in El Fasher Responding to reports of violence and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks on civilians in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur State, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said; “The reports emerging from El Fasher are horrifying. The RSF must immediately end attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow humanitarian […] The post Sudan: RSF must end attacks and further suffering of civilians in El Fasher appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 17:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Guinea: New report reveals workers’ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work, said Amnesty International in a new report. ‘Salaries that make you cry: abuses of workers’ rights linked to Soguipah’s activities in Guinea’ reveals how […] The post Guinea: New report reveals workers’ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 17:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What happened to human rights for Palestinians? By Agnès Callamard and Federico Borello When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed “never again,” nations laid the foundation for the system of international justice that now exists to address the planet’s worst crimes. Today, the United States is actively trying to dismantle it. The Trump administration on Sept. 4 imposed sanctions on three […] The post What happened to human rights for Palestinians? appeared first on Amnesty International.
31.10.2025 13:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Protests erupt in Brazil after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history
Protests erupt in Brazil after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history. Death and bloodshed must not be treated as public policy. Public security should guarantee rights, NOT violate them. Protests erupt in Brazil after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history
31.10.2025 12:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The President of Latvia must veto Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
The President of Latvia must veto Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to protect women and girls from gender-based and domestic violence. The President of Latvia must veto Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
31.10.2025 09:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Latvia: President must reverse parliament’s appalling and dangerous decision to leave Istanbul Convention  Responding to the Latvian parliament’s vote to leave the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention, Amnesty International’s Senior Campaigner on Women’s Rights, Monica Costa Riba, said:  “Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention would be a devastating blow to the protection and rights […] The post Latvia: President must reverse parliament’s appalling and dangerous decision to leave Istanbul Convention  appeared first on Amnesty International.
30.10.2025 22:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mali: Authorities must immediately release former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and stop crackdown on civil and political rights The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, one of which is mandatory, and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs (762 euro), including 1 symbolic franc to the Malian state on charges of discrediting the state among others is a travesty of justice, Amnesty International said, as […] The post Mali: Authorities must immediately release former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and stop crackdown on civil and political rights appeared first on Amnesty International.
30.10.2025 17:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tunisia: Authorities must immediately release detained lawyer Ahmed Souab  Ahead of the trial of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Ahmed Souab starting on 31October in Tunis, Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said:  “Ahmed Souab is facing unfounded charges that carry heavy prison sentences, including ‘forming a terrorist organization’ and ‘spreading fake news,’ solely for […] The post Tunisia: Authorities must immediately release detained lawyer Ahmed Souab  appeared first on Amnesty International.
30.10.2025 13:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system  Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen area function like an obstacle course for human rights defenders from different parts of the world, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums. These obstacles contradict the rights and values that Schengen states claim to uphold, Amnesty International said in a new report today.  Closing the door? How visa […] The post Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system  appeared first on Amnesty International.
30.10.2025 01:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Russia/Ukraine: Blackout in Chernihiv exposes Russia’s unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure Responding to Russia’s latest attacks on Chernihiv’s energy infrastructure, which have left the entire city and parts of the region without electricity, Veronika Velch, Amnesty International Ukraine’s Director, said: “This morning, Chernihiv — a city of nearly 280,000 people just two hours from Kyiv — woke up to a complete blackout after a series of […] The post Russia/Ukraine: Blackout in Chernihiv exposes Russia’s unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 23:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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France: ‘Historic victory’ as French law adopts consent-based definition of rape  Reacting to a vote by the French Senate to introduce a consent-based definition of rape in the penal code, Lola Schulmann, Gender Justice Advocacy Officer at Amnesty International France, said:  “The adoption of this law is a historic step forward. It is a long-awaited victory for victims of rape and the culmination of years of […] The post France: ‘Historic victory’ as French law adopts consent-based definition of rape  appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 22:24 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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EU/Egypt:  Partnership means holding each other to account for human rights violations Ahead of the “first ever” EU-Egypt summit between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and Egypt’s President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi on 22 October, Eve Geddie, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said:     “A truly strategic partnership entails holding each other to account. As such, President Abdelfattah al-Sisi must call […] The post EU/Egypt:  Partnership means holding each other to account for human rights violations appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 21:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. Airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Murder. Congress Must Stop Them Now  The U.S. air strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean which have killed at least 57 people since early September are illegal, and Congress must act now to stop the U.S. government from carrying out further bombings, Amnesty International said today.  “In the last two months, the U.S. military’s Southern Command has gone on a murder spree by following the Trump administration’s illegal orders,” said Daphne Eviatar, Amnesty International USA’s Director for Human Rights and Security. “The administration has not even named its victims, nor provided evidence […] The post U.S. Airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Murder. Congress Must Stop Them Now  appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 19:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters  Reacting to the news that two people were killed and several others injured during protests today calling for a boycott of this year’s general elections, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said:  “Reports that one general member of the public and one police officer have been killed during election day […] The post Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters  appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 17:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivors Reacting to a ruling by the High Court in Malawi that denying a 14-year-old rape survivor access to a safe termination of pregnancy violated her sexual and reproductive health rights under Sections 19 and 20 of the Gender Equality Act (GEA), Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa regional office, Tigere Chagutah, said; […] The post Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivors appeared first on Amnesty International.
29.10.2025 16:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Global: Amnesty delegation meets abortion defenders as backlash against human rights intensifies An Amnesty International delegation will join abortion providers and defenders from across the globe at two gatherings in Bogotá, Colombia, to review progress on expanding access to safe abortions and to discuss new strategies to counter rising threats to human rights.   The delegation will take part in a number of panels at the Latin American […] The post Global: Amnesty delegation meets abortion defenders as backlash against human rights intensifies appeared first on Amnesty International.
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