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Greece: Deaths of suspected refugees and migrants in Evros wildfires are 'two great injustices of our time'

In response to the deaths of 19 people suspected to be refugees and migrants in the Evros wildfires, Adriana Tidona, Amnesty International’s Migration Researcher, said: “The 19 people killed by...

Russia: Moscow court must free jailed Ukrainian human rights defender Maksym Butkevych

Earlier this year, Butkevych given 13 years by ‘supreme court’ in Russian-occupied Luhansk for alleged crimes while fighting in Ukrainian army Video issued by Russian authorities shows Butkevych with...

Iran: Authorities using 'sinister' tactics to silence victims' families ahead of uprising's one-year anniversary - new research

Victims’ families tormented with arbitrary arrest and detention, prosecuted, flogged and subject to coercive interrogation The graves of ‘Woman Life Freedom’ activists vandalised with tar, paint and...

Ethiopia: Authorities must give investigators and journalists access to Amhara region under state of emergency

Reports of human rights violations following ongoing armed confrontations between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the local armed Fano militia Allegations of mass killings and casualties in...

Pakistan: Authorities must protect Christians against vicious 'blasphemy' attacks

Vigilante mobs attack at least five churches and homes of minority Christian community in city of Jaranwala Country has long history of blasphemy laws leading to human rights violations ‘The Pakistani...

Israel/OPT: terminally-ill Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqah must be released - new appeal

Palestinian citizen of Israel, who has chronic lung disease and bone marrow cancer, has been in jail for 37 years Prison where Daqqah is held does not have the medical facilities needed to treat him...

Tanzania: Detained critics of UAE port deal must be released immediately

Willibrod Slaa, Boniface Mwabukusi and Mdude Nyagali were detained last week for criticising a port deal between Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates ‘The Tanzanian authorities are clearly trying to...

Ecuador: Authorities’ response to killing of candidate ‘must not open door’ to human rights violations

President declares state of emergency day after Fernando Villavicencio killed Freedom of assembly suspended as police and military’s powers expanded ‘The state of emergency declared in response to...

Iraq: Authorities must immediately reverse media ban on the terms ‘homosexuality’ and ‘gender’

Move is latest in attacks on freedom of expression Dangerous step could fuel discrimination and violence ‘The Iraqi authorities must immediately overturn this decision and ensure they respect the...

UK: Government cutting ties with Greenpeace after PM house protest 'deeply concerning'

Responding to the Government’s severing of any engagement with the environmental NGO Greenpeace UK after it staged a peaceful climate crisis protest at the Prime Minister’s empty constituency property...