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Fears for 'a lost generation' of Rohingya children in Bangladesh - new briefingChildren are being denied an education, and left feeling hopeless in refugee camps.
Press release 28 Aug 2019 -
Afghanistan: human rights defenders under increased attack - new briefingHuman rights activists facing threats from both authorities and armed groups.
Press release 28 Aug 2019 -
Lebanon: Authorities must immediately halt deportation of Syrian refugeesPress release 27 Aug 2019
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France: G7 Summit clouded by crackdown on protesters100 people arrested, 50 kettled and many more prevented from peacefully demonstrating by French authorities
Press release 26 Aug 2019 -
India: Government must immediately release Jammu and Kashmir political leadersAdministrative detention used by authorities to curb political mobilisation
Press release 26 Aug 2019 -
Cameroon: seven soldiers on trial for murder of women and children recorded in 'horrifying' viral videoPress release 23 Aug 2019
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Zimbabwe: Mangagwa's first year in office marked by a 'systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights'Press release 23 Aug 2019
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Egypt: Urgent investigation needed after death in notorious Al-Aqrab prisonHossam Hamed died after allegations of torture in solitary confinement.
Press release 23 Aug 2019 -
Tanzania: second journalist arrested in a monthJoseph Gandye was detained on 22 August
Press release 23 Aug 2019 -
France: Huge police operation planned for G7 protests must not end in violence and mass arrests13,000 police and restrictions on protests are cause for “grave concern”
Press release 23 Aug 2019 -
Brazil: Government failures are fuelling wildfires across the Amazon
Protecting the human rights of Indigenous Peoples is key to preventing further deforestation – Kumi Naidoo
Press release 22 Aug 2019 -
Myanmar: Two years after Rohingya crackdown, military still evade justiceThreat of forced return to Rakhine State looms over Rohingya in Bangladesh.
Press release 22 Aug 2019 -
Fresh wave of phishing attacks targeting human rights defenders - new researchJournalists and human rights activists in Middle East and North Africa targeted.
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
Venezuela: 11 organisations call for UN inquiry into "unprecedented human rights crisis"Amnesty International and 10 human rights organisations urge the UN to act
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Reduced contact with family 'needlessly cruel'“Reducing Nazanin’s already-minimal contact with her family is yet another needlessly cruel decision, designed to punish her even further."
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
El Salvador: Acquittal of Evelyn Hernández is a victory for human rightsAn appeals court in El Salvador today acquitted Evelyn Hernández of charges of aggravated homicide.
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
West Papua: Police must stop discrimination and unlawful use of force against studentsUse of force and discrimination against Papuan students must be investigated
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
Manus Island: Voluntary relocation offered to refugees - but not a 'fix-all' for appalling treatmentPapua New Guinea opens accommodation for Manus Island refugees
Press release 19 Aug 2019 -
Hong Kong: hundreds of thousands march peacefully against extradition bill“The Hong Kong government must immediately withdraw the extradition law amendments"
Press release 18 Aug 2019 -
Libya: fears mount for politician abducted after speaking out over Haftar's offensive‘Women in public roles who dare to speak out against lawlessness and militias today, can be silenced at any cost’
Press release 16 Aug 2019
