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Belarus: 16 NGOs call on United Nations to convene special session on crackdownThe UN Human Rights Council must urgently convene a special session to address the human rights crisis in Belarus
Press release 26 Aug 2020 -
Angola: Police kill teenagers during lockdown enforcement - investigationPolice and armed forces targeted youths from poor neighbourhoods as they supposedly enforced mask-wearing and other coronavirus measures
Press release 25 Aug 2020 -
Bosnia: Entire region sets up refugee roadblocks as vigilantes raid buses
Police using roadblocks, house raids and forcible removals to restrict refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum
Press release 25 Aug 2020 -
Don't Zap the ZipBlog post 21 Aug 2020
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Urgent Action outcome: Mapuche spiritual leader ends hunger strike
On 18 August 2020, the spiritual leader of the Mapuche people, machi Celestino Córdova Tránsito, ended his hunger strike.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: Prosecutor general's criminal case against opposition leaders condemned‘If anything is threatening peace and security in Belarus, it is the authorities’ violence against their own people’ - Bruce Millar
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Thailand: Rappers and peaceful activists arrested for pro-democracy protestsMusicians and students charged following Free Youth Movement protest
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Russia: Alleged poisoning of Nalvalny must be investigated‘There must be a prompt and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his hospitalisation’ - Natalia Zvyagina
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Mali: Military authorities must end arbitrary arrestsPress release 19 Aug 2020 -
Channel crossings: Death of 16-year-old must see Governments on both sides take responsibility“We demand that the Governments on both sides of these waters share their asylum responsibilities" - Steve Valdez-Symonds
Press release 19 Aug 2020 -
Philippines: Human rights defender shot dead as 'cycle of bloodshed continues'Zara Alvarez a human rights defender from the Philippines was shot dead by unknown assailants in Bacolod City last night
Press release 18 Aug 2020 -
Southern Africa: Region's leaders must address human rights violationsCOVID-19 still devastating the region, exposing stark inequalities and threatening vulnerable communities.
Press release 14 Aug 2020 -
Ethiopia: Use of lethal force against protesters must stopAt least 16 people have been killed in the last week.
Press release 14 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: Detained protesters 'beaten and tortured' - new testimonyScores of protesters have been stripped naked and threatened with rape in crackdown.
Press release 13 Aug 2020 -
Egypt: 'Chilling' crackdown on female TikTok users must endWomen have been accused of ‘violating family values’ for posting pictures and videos.
Press release 13 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: Attacks on journalists mount amid protest crackdownJournalists being arrested, beaten, and targeted with rubber bullets
Press release 12 Aug 2020 -
UK: youth activism competition celebrates the power of young voicesChance to win training from top human rights professionals
Press release 12 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: security forces sprayed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas canistersThe Lebanese army and security forces - as well as unidentified men in civilian clothes - shot at unarmed crowds during protests in Beirut following last week’s devastating explosion in the port district of the city.
Press release 11 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: 'vicious' police violence used against election protestersAmnesty International’s delegates in the Belarusian capital Minsk witnessed appalling violence by riot police against peaceful protesters who had taken to the streets last night after official announcements over presidential election results which…
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Hong Kong: 'Disturbing' arrest of newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai threatens press freedomPress release 10 Aug 2020
