News Release 2016

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN Security Council: Historic resolution calls on Israel to cease settlements

  29 Dec 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Arms embargo, sanctions fail at UN Security Council

  28 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Security forces target Rohingya during vicious Rakhine scorched-earth campaign

  27 Dec 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Death penalty: support for UN call for moratorium on executions reiterated as new states support landmark resolution

  26 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Renewal of State of Emergency risks normalizing exceptional measures

  23 Dec 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：President Medina must stop a regressive reform for women’s rights

  22 Dec 2016 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Crimea: In the dark - the silencing of dissent

  22 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Government blocking of websites during protests widespread, systematic and illegal

  21 Dec 2016 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Reports of execution-style killings in Aleppo point to war crimes

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New blow for right to peaceful protest as appeal court upholds conviction of trade union leader

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea prison camps very much in working order

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Risk of instability and repression

  15 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump’s Proposed State Department Leadership Deeply Concerning

  14 Dec 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Curfews and crackdown force hundreds of thousands of Kurds from their homes

  14 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat MONGOLIA：Thousands at risk of homelessness due to authorities’ urban redevelopment failings

  10 Dec 2016 / Region: MONGOLIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Mass death sentences in ‘spy trial’ a travesty of justice

  10 Dec 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Three executions feared in as many weeks amid ‘sudden and shameful purge’ of death row

  8 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat CONFLICT MINERALS AGREEMENT REACHED AS EXEMPTIONS ADDED

  8 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Lawmakers must urgently oppose attempts to reintroduce death penalty

  7 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAMAICA：Illegal police tactics fuel scores of murders and sow culture of fear

  4 Dec 2016 / Region: JAMAICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Palm Oil: Global brands profiting from child and forced labour

  2 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Bangladesh pushes back Rohingya refugees amid collective punishment in Myanmar

  1 Dec 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：End crackdown on Bersih activists

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat CUBA：Fidel Castro’s human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：10 anti-slavery activists released

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Decision to pull out of the Rome Statute is a blow to international justice

  24 Nov 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Government officials coercing refugees back to war-torn Somalia

  23 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Voting and the death penalty

  22 Nov 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Fire and demolitions that left 30,000 homeless must be urgently investigated

  19 Nov 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prison reforms must respect human rights

  18 Nov 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Freeze of torture rehabilitation centre’s financial assets a cruel blow to human rights

  16 Nov 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES EXTREME STEP IN SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY

  16 Nov 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Continued pregnancy ban in schools and failure to protect rights is threatening teenage girls’ futures

  15 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Opposition politician sentenced to seven years over alleged Facebook post

  12 Nov 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Man hanged as secretive executions continue

  11 Nov 2016 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Authorities deny medical care to severely ill imprisoned opposition leader

  10 Nov 2016 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Fears of civilian carnage in Aleppo amid threat of impending assault on city

  9 Nov 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：End crackdown on opposition protests

  9 Nov 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Beatings and unlawful expulsions amid EU push to get tough on refugees and migrants

  5 Nov 2016 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Amnesty International’s Moscow Office sealed

  4 Nov 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Fears for safety of civilians caught in crossfire and used by IS as human shields

  3 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Lift restrictions immediately on humanitarian aid

  2 Nov 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN： Assault on freedom of expression continues as activists face jail for tweets

  2 Nov 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Withdrawal from ICC a drastic blow to countless victims globally

  28 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Decision to leave International Criminal Court a ‘deep betrayal of millions of victims worldwide’

  27 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Appeal court victory for conscientious objectors

  22 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Halt chemical castration

  20 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：ICC withdrawal must not block justice for crisis abuses

  20 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence

  19 Oct 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA： Tens of thousands of residents of waterfront communities at risk of imminent mass forced evictions in Lagos

  18 Oct 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Drop travel ban on Dawn journalist

  14 Oct 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Aid deliveries to refugees trapped in desert ‘no-man’s land’ must be followed by long-term solution

  13 Oct 2016 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech

  8 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Denial of entry to Hong Kong student activist a new blow to freedom of expression

  8 Oct 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Civilians trapped in Benghazi in desperate conditions as fighting encroaches

  6 Oct 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Brazil declares trial on Carandiru massacre null in shocking blow for justice

  6 Oct 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALI：Landmark ICC verdict against Al-Mahdi must be first step to broader justice in Mali conflict

  3 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALI / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Credible evidence of the use of chemical weapons to kill and maim hundreds of civilians including children in Darfur revealed

  30 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Historic peace deal must ensure justice and an end to human rights abuses

  29 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Refugee Crisis: ‘Leaders’ Summit’ fails to show leadership on refugees

  27 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：A dangerous backward step for women and girls

  24 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Evidence indicates US-made bomb was used in attack on MSF hospital

  24 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar at the UN: Keep pressure up on human rights

  21 Sep 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Chilling crackdown on dissent amidst election delays

  20 Sep 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS：Release five men detained for discussing constitution

  16 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS / Topic:

• International Secretariat World leaders have ‘shirked, not shared’ responsibility on refugee crisis

  15 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Kurdish authorities must end disgraceful detention of Yezidi woman who survived IS captivity

  14 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Allow public demonstrations as per court ruling

  12 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Attack on civilians must be met with justice, not more human rights violations

  9 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat G20 "burden-sharing" call on refugee crisis hypocritical

  9 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Release of pro-democracy activists cause for celebration

  8 Sep 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Reforms to justice system essential to protect the rights of Indigenous youth

  6 Sep 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Set up judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings

  5 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Kofi Annan to head Commission on Rakhine state

  2 Sep 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：‘Secret trial’ of Gaza aid worker will not deliver justice

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Over 1700 killings by unknown assassins and police indicate lawlessness, not crime control

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：End of negotiations over conflict brings hopes of peace

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Reaction to court decision to overturn burkini ban

  31 Aug 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Four years after Marikana killings, Lonmin fails to improve ‘appalling’ housing for thousands of workers

  24 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：Trafigura unrepentant 10 years after toxic waste dump

  23 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees

  19 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Release of environmental activist, a triumph for justice

  18 Aug 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：10-year-old girl to receive urgent surgery following evacuation from besieged Madaya

  17 Aug 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters

  17 Aug 2016 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Hanging of teenager shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law

  11 Aug 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru

  10 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Taiwanese nationals must not be deported to China

  10 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Assault on human rights lawyers and activists escalates with convictions after sham trials

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Victims in the case against Hissène Habré awarded reparation

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：National Security Council Act gives authorities unchecked and abusive powers

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN Refugee Summit talks end in abject failure

  6 Aug 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners shows current detention system has failed

  3 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Peace talks must prioritize getting aid to desperate civilians

  3 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Sulphuric acid factory behind health fears must be relocated

  2 Aug 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：New regime effectively amounts to forced labour

  1 Aug 2016 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Narrow national self-interest must not scupper Ban Ki-moon’s initiative to end refugee crisis

  28 Jul 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against student leaders latest blow for freedom of expression

  27 Jul 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran is putting political prisoners’ lives at risk by denying them medical care

  26 Jul 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Alarm over reports of high civilian death toll from US-led airstrikes on Manbij

  22 Jul 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：The secretive world of torturous ‘prisons within prisons’

  21 Jul 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Human rights in grave danger following coup attempt and subsequent crackdown

  20 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion

  15 Jul 2016 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Renewed clashes put civilians at risk, underline need for arms embargo

  14 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF GUINEA：New criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions

  14 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF GUINEA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent

  12 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Abductions, torture and summary killings at the hands of armed groups

  8 Jul 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Five year sentence against union leader a chilling blow to peaceful protest

  8 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court

  6 Jul 2016 / Region: / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Huge spike in number of deaths committed by Police in Rio ahead of the Olympic Games

  5 Jul 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Journalists risk imprisonment for running smartphone app training

  1 Jul 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Response to border bombing must not include push-back of refugees

  30 Jun 2016 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Zambia: Closure of independent newspaper a ploy to crackdown on freedom of the press

  30 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure "confessions" from women

  29 Jun 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF ERITREA：Immediately and unconditionally release prisoners of conscience

  24 Jun 2016 / Region: STATE OF ERITREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Shots fired amid attempt to illegally push Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers back out to sea

  23 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA：Continued imprisonment of 17 activists a gross injustice

  22 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Kyiv Pride: a genuine celebration of human rights

  21 Jun 2016 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat NEW ZEALAND：Shameful and inhumane response to refugee quota, a stain on our country's reputation

  18 Jun 2016 / Region: NEW ZEALAND / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel renews detention without charge of Palestinian circus performer for further six months

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：Reckless deportations leaving thousands in limbo

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Germany failing to tackle rise in hate crime

  15 Jun 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：Ireland’s ban on abortion violates human rights – ground-breaking UN ruling

  14 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Open letter from civil society organisations calling on EU to require EU companies to act with due care

  13 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALAWI：Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures

  12 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALAWI / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS：Suspension of indigenous MP in Fiji underlines government's stranglehold on freedom of expression

  9 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Denmark takes key step towards destigmatizing transgender people

  8 Jun 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Woman tortured by police is released from prison after four years of injustice

  8 Jun 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook

  6 Jun 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Hissene Habre verdict: Landmark decision brings justice for tens of thousands of victims

  4 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：One year on, no justice for the ‘boat crisis’ survivors

  3 Jun 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen　27 years on, time for justice for families is slipping away

  3 Jun 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：EC probe must spell the end of Romani segregation in Hungarian schools

  1 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Number of people internally displaced by conflict doubled to 1.2 million in just three years

  1 Jun 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Dozens of detainees at risk of death in shipping containers

  31 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Spree of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and torture by Huthi forces

  29 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt steps up vicious onslaught against NGOs with arrest of minority rights defender

  27 May 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Release of woman jailed after miscarriage, a victory for human rights

  26 May 2016 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Investigate police crackdown against protesters

  26 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Amnesty International publishes policy and research on protection of sex workers’ rights

  26 May 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Repression on the rise in Algeria as peaceful protesters face imprisonment

  25 May 2016 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Anti-slavery activists released

  24 May 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat New “Refugees Welcome Index” shows government refugee policies out of touch with public

  23 May 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Drop latest charges against whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu

  13 May 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES： Indigenous environmental activist named ‘prisoner of conscience’

  12 May 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Reckless closure of world’s biggest refugee camp will put lives at risk

  11 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Light must be shed on the fate of missing people

  10 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Scrap Foreign NGO law aimed at choking civil society

  9 May 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：One year on, Burundians pay the price of entrenched human rights crisis

  9 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Release Facebook commenters now

  9 May 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas ahead of Rio Olympics

  3 May 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：New report on Ayotzinapa disappearances reveals government's determination to sweep tragedy under the carpet

  2 May 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Mass arrests in ‘ruthlessly efficient’ bid to block peaceful protest

  2 May 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death

  28 Apr 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat EU-Turkey: Merkel, Tusk and Timmermans must not close their eyes to catalogue of human rights abuses against refugees

  27 Apr 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Military cover-up of mass slaughter at Zaria exposed

  26 Apr 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN：Russian authorities complicit in forcibly returning hundreds of asylum-seekers and migrants to face torture

  25 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Deplorable attack on brother of missing activist must be urgently investigated

  22 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Europe must shoulder the burden for 46,000 refugees and migrants trapped in squalor

  21 Apr 2016 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CONGO：Air strikes hit residential areas including schools

  21 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：The Eldorado dos Carajás massacre: 20 years of impunity and violence in Brazil

  18 Apr 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Baby Steps on the Long Road to Justice for Atrocities in Syria

  15 Apr 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Students’ release must pave way for an end to repression

  13 Apr 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA： Ruto and Sang decision must not derail efforts to ensure justice for victims

  12 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：Two-tier justice system allows police to get away with human rights violations

  8 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Peace talks with ELN must not allow human rights abuses to go unpunished

  6 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Illegal mass returns of Syrian refugees expose fatal flaws in EU-Turkey deal

  2 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Ukraine Murder of lawyer a chilling blow to justice

  2 Apr 2016 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Prominent blogger’s family detained over letter lambasting President Xi

  31 Mar 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey ‘safe country’ sham revealed as dozens of Afghans forcibly returned hours after EU refugee deal

  29 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN： Release of 10 prisoners of conscience is a glimmer of hope for those still behind bars

  26 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New government must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests

  26 Mar 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two hanged as chilling executions continue

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Apple v FBI: Undermining encryption opens a ‘Pandora’s Box’ for human rights

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Obama-Castro encounter: More than a handshake needed to thaw the Cold War’s human rights freeze

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY： Historic breakthrough for transgender rights

  24 Mar 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat International Criminal Court: Bemba verdict a historic step forward for victims of sexual violence

  24 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：No justice for the 640 men and boys slain by military following Giwa barracks attack two years ago

  22 Mar 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：South Africa: Supreme Court ruling shows there can be no impunity for alleged war criminals

  18 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia: Brazen assault on journalists and human rights defenders in North Caucasus illustrates official failures

  17 Mar 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat EU and Turkish leaders deal death blow to the right to seek asylum

  11 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality

  11 Mar 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat Europe: Tear down these fences

  10 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Zaman newspaper taken over as government steamrolls press freedom

  10 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Tightened controls on communications with the outside world leave families devastated -Restrictions on communications compound North Korea’s dire human rights situation-

  9 Mar 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS：Brutal murder of indigenous leader, a tragedy waiting to happen

  8 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian and Russian forces targeting hospitals as a strategy of war

  4 Mar 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat States must stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen conflict

  29 Feb 2016 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Albert Woodfox’s release long overdue

  25 Feb 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ‘Your rights in jeopardy’, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

  24 Feb 2016 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi

  24 Feb 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Huthi forces block vital hospital supplies fuelling humanitarian crisis in Ta’iz

  17 Feb 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico faces devastating human rights crisis as Pope Francis prepares visit

  12 Feb 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：High Court decision prolongs agony faced by asylum seekers in offshore detention

  9 Feb 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Disproportionate emergency measures leave hundreds traumatized

  8 Feb 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Refugee women from Syria face heightened risk of exploitation and sexual harassment

  6 Feb 2016 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scrap or amend new law that could grant immunity to former presidents

  2 Feb 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prisoner amnesty marred by outrageous jailing of activist for Facebook post

  2 Feb 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Police repression mars peaceful protest in São Paulo

  29 Jan 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran’s hypocrisy exposed as scores of juvenile offenders condemned to gallows

  28 Jan 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries

  25 Jan 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Female refugees face physical assault, exploitation and sexual harassment on their journey through Europe

  22 Jan 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Parliament should reject cruel and regressive changes to refugee law

  21 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Attack on TV station highlights perils facing freedom of expression

  19 Jan 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA： Arrest of human rights defender Samar Badawi latest attempt to intimidate activists

  18 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Despicable Cologne sexual attacks must not be followed by racial hatred and discrimination

  17 Jan 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat STATE OF KUWAIT：Electronic Crimes law threatens to further stifle freedom of expression

  17 Jan 2016 / Region: STATE OF KUWAIT / Topic:

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Forcible return of more than 100 refugees to Syria a shocking setback

  13 Jan 2016 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantánamo: The USA must turn its back on international symbol of injustice

  13 Jan 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN investigations into fresh allegations of sex abuse underlines need for peacekeeper accountability

  8 Jan 2016 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Shi’a cleric among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia in a single day

  6 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty