News Release 2017

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Outrageous’ denial of access to top UN official

  27 Dec 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Refugees pressured to leave Dadaab return to insecurity, drought and hunger

  27 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two hanged as secretive executions continue

  19 Dec 2017 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Upholding academic’s death sentence in secret shows utter contempt for right to life

  19 Dec 2017 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Marriage equality was great result but horrendous process

  14 Dec 2017 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：16 men jailed amidst unprecedented homophobic crackdown

  14 Dec 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：UN: China fails to scupper resolution on Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya

  12 Dec 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Recognition of unified Jerusalem ‘reckless’ and undermines Palestinians’ human rights

  10 Dec 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：ICC must examine ‘war on drugs’ crimes aschild killings go unpunished

  10 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat Americas：Authorities turning their backs on LGBTI refugees

  4 Dec 2017 / Region: Americas / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Police return to lethal drug operations a ‘human rights disaster’

  3 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat London: Investigation launched after Amnesty cobalt child labour claims

  3 Dec 2017 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains

  29 Nov 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat CUBA： Job sector, a tool of repression as perceived critics face jobless life

  29 Nov 2017 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Rohingya trapped in dehumanising apartheid regime

  28 Nov 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Deadly mass forced evictions make life misery for waterfront communities

  22 Nov 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Kremlin tightens stranglehold on foreign media with more repressive legislation

  21 Nov 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Draft bill to criminalize same-sex relations amid unprecedented homophobic crackdown

  15 Nov 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：court decision ruling death penalty unconstitutional for most crimes is a key step on path to full abolition

  14 Nov 2017 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Investigate 'shocking' link between oil spills and baby deaths

  14 Nov 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Defamation charges dropped against Amnesty International chairperson

  8 Nov 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel denies entry to Amnesty International staff member

  7 Nov 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• etc. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Xi Can’t Do It Alone

  6 Nov 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Violence, killings and intimidation amid election chaos

  1 Nov 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Mass racial profiling used to deport more than 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants

  1 Nov 2017 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY： Court releases human rights defenders including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director

  31 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON： Inmates ‘packed like sardines’ in overcrowded prisons following Anglophone protests

  25 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Ban on demonstrations must not legitimize police crackdowns

  20 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Vote on legal gender recognition is an historic step forward for transgender rights

  15 Oct 2017 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey: Charges filed against jailed Amnesty staff and rights defenders must be rejected

  12 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian authorities lock up opposition leaders for organising a peaceful rally

  11 Oct 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Death toll reaches 100 as authorities carry out execution spree

  9 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt escalates LGBTI crackdown with fresh wave of arrests and anal examinations

  6 Oct 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat European governments return nearly 10,000 Afghans to risk of death and torture

  6 Oct 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Excessive use of force by National Police and Civil Guard in Catalonia

  5 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Right to drive is a long overdue step forward for women

  3 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Freedom of expression under attack as scores of peaceful protesters face prosecutions

  3 Oct 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Thousands of refugees under pressure to return despite risk of torture and killings

  30 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Mass execution in Iraq

  28 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Countries have fulfilled less than a third of their asylum relocation promises

  27 Sep 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Illicit US$46m South Sudan arms deal brokered under government’s nose

  26 Sep 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Aung San Suu Kyi “burying her head in the sand” about Rakhine horrors

  21 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Authorities neglect Indigenous Peoples exposed to contaminated water

  20 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scorched-earth campaign fuels ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Rakhine State

  20 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Reports Israeli government plans to retaliate against Amnesty International over settlements campaign

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Increasing use of repressive laws amid brutal crackdown on human rights activists

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Landmark panel to investigate crimes by military must be independent, impartial and effective

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New landmine blasts point to deliberate targeting of Rohingya

  13 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Official response to Rakhine crisis ‘unconscionable’

  13 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Bilateral ceasefire with the ELN, a historic step forward

  12 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO： Government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by 2025

  12 Sep 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Child Labour

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Aspiring female ship’s captain to challenge sexist labour laws in court

  9 Sep 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Tens of thousands of disappeared must not be forgotten

  8 Sep 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Why China must scrap new laws that tighten the authorities' grip on religious practice

  6 Sep 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Rakhine attacks mark a dangerous escalation in violence

  31 Aug 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate hearing highlights deadly consequences for children in ‘war on drugs’

  30 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Government must act on Rakhine Commission’s recommendations

  28 Aug 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：Partial decriminalization of abortion, an important win for human rights

  24 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Florida set to conduct its first execution in a year and a half

  24 Aug 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：International community must avert growing crisis as number of South Sudanese refugees reaches a million

  21 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：ICC arrest warrant for Special Forces commander raises hopes for justice

  21 Aug 2017 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA： At least 60 killed as police shootings of drug suspects skyrocket

  18 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Wave of arrests as government turns against elected opposition

  17 Aug 2017 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tens of thousands demand President Xi frees Liu Xia

  15 Aug 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Block on social media images an appalling attack on freedom of expression

  14 Aug 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Investigate police killings of pro-opposition protesters

  14 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Police must only use force as a last resort in dealing with protests

  13 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Jordan votes to abolish law allowing rapists to escape punishment by marrying their victims

  10 Aug 2017 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Child Held at Berks Immigration Center Freed

  10 Aug 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Extrajudicial execution of Bassel Khartabil a grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors

  8 Aug 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Country at breaking point as opposition leaders seized from homes

  4 Aug 2017 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site

  2 Aug 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：DRC: Child labourers must not pay the price for UK’s shift to electric vehicles

  2 Aug 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Child Labour

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Presidential veto is a step back from the brink

  28 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces carry out violent hospital raids in ruthless display of force

  27 Jul 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：EU threat to trigger European Union Article 7 a positive step

  27 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Sexual violence ‘on a massive scale’ leaves thousands in mental distress amid raging conflict

  25 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：OVERUSE OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION CONTINUES TO VIOLATE DETAINEES’ RIGHTS

  22 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU: Draft Code for Sea Rescues Threatens Lives

  21 Jul 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• Open Letter REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Open letter on detention of human rights defenders in Turkey

  19 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Court ruling over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia a ‘deadly blow’ to Yemeni civilians

  19 Jul 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Battle between US-led coalition, Iraqi forces and Islamic State creates civilian catastrophe in west Mosul

  14 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：A giant of human rights who leaves a lasting legacy for China and the world

  14 Jul 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two men hanged as reprehensible executions continue

  13 Jul 2017 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR：Reverse the human rights downward spiral

  13 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Absurd ‘terrorism’ investigation launched into Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and nine others

  7 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must release critically ill Liu Xiaobo

  7 Jul 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA： Shell complicit in the arbitrary executions of Ogoni Nine as writ served in Dutch court

  6 Jul 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Marriage equality victory sends message to the world

  4 Jul 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International Files Freedom of Information Request on Muslim Ban Implementation

  29 Jun 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Congress Must Step in and Stop Muslim Ban

  28 Jun 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Violations and Migrant Deaths Are Being Ignored

  28 Jun 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Liu must be released immediately

  27 Jun 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Killings, mass displacement and systematic looting as government forces purge civilians from Upper Nile

  24 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ‘Give a Home’: Massive global concert series will show solidarity with refugees

  23 Jun 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Dozens of news sites blocked as Egypt ramps up digital censorship

  21 Jun 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：UN highlights the shame of Ireland’s harsh abortion laws

  20 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel's occupation: 50 years of Palestinian oppression

  17 Jun 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：NGO law a vicious and calculated assault on civil society

  16 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen, 28 years on, government suppression continues

  15 Jun 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Rif protesters punished with wave of mass arrests

  14 Jun 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Conviction of librarian for holding ‘extremist books’ demonstrates utter contempt for rule of law

  8 Jun 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Unchecked clampdown on protests under guise of fighting terrorism

  6 Jun 2017 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：NGO law threatens to annihilate human rights groups

  6 Jun 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Soldier convicted in outrageous military gay witch-hunt

  31 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：“Professional annihilation” of 100,000 public sector workers in post-coup attempt purge

  30 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Thousands worldwide demand release of students jailed for sharing Boko Haram joke

  30 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：People displaced by imminent closure of refugee camps must get safe and adequate housing

  26 May 2017 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal

  25 May 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Historic vote must signal end to Hungary crackdown

  24 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Papua New Guinea: Immigration Dept.’s claims about shooting on Manus Island refuted

  20 May 2017 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally

  18 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：University professor latest in string of victims targeted in epidemic of militia abductions

  16 May 2017 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Human rights lawyer released on bail amid relentless crackdown

  13 May 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Peruvian authorities put an end to the criminalization of defender Máxima Acuña

  13 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Palm oil workers must get justice

  11 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat 100 'Statues of Liberty' will protest outside US Embassy to mark Trump's 100 days in office

  1 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：32 dissidents rounded up within days in clampdown ahead of UN human rights session

  28 Apr 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：ASEAN Summit: Leaders must take a stand against Philippines bloodshed

  27 Apr 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Draconian amendments to Egyptian laws spell further disaster for human rights

  25 Apr 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara and refugee camps must urgently monitor human rights

  24 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：All Arkansas executions temporarily put on hold after judge blocks use of lethal injection drugs

  18 Apr 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must end ‘unlawful and cruel’ policies towards Palestinian prisoners

  17 Apr 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Arkansas must urgently halt ‘conveyor belt’ of executions

  16 Apr 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Plan to brand NGOs has sombre echoes of Russia’s ‘foreign agents law’

  15 Apr 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award

  13 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat US attack on Syrian airbase: Commitment on Syrian refugees vital if Trump truly cares about civilians

  10 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council must take decisive action after Idleb chemical attack

  7 Apr 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Callous guilty verdicts against supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests

  6 Apr 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES："Open season" on journalists as third reporter killed in a month

  30 Mar 2017 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Act now on Rakhine Commission report

  22 Mar 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR：Free environmental activist detained for political reasons

  22 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Government failures to blame for dozens of deaths at rubbish dump

  18 Mar 2017 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Biggest crackdown in years as dozens detained at peaceful protests

  17 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Ruling against journalist's attacker a rare victory for press freedom

  16 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：The death penalty is an inhumane, unlawful and ineffective response to drugs

  15 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump’s revised travel ban will stir hatred and division

  9 Mar 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC：Unlawful ethnic segregation in schools is failing Romani children

  7 Mar 2017 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Government must protect Coptic Christians targeted in string of deadly attacks in North Sinai

  7 Mar 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UN　 Russia and China’s abusive use of veto “shameful”

  3 Mar 2017 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Huthi forces recruiting child soldiers for front-line combat

  2 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS：Justice gap over Berta Cáceres’ murder sends warning to activists

  1 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Wave of violence shows a horrific disregard for human life

  28 Feb 2017 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Bahrain: Fears of further violent crackdown on uprising anniversary

  22 Feb 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Suspending conflict minerals law would throw a cloak of secrecy over rogue business practices

  17 Feb 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Hungary stoops to new low with plan to round up asylum seekers in container camp

  16 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：President Bashar al-Assad’s response to Amnesty International report on Saydnaya

  15 Feb 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Historic ruling blocks closure of Dadaab refugee camp

  15 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：End media crackdown and allow British journalist to return

  14 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Civil society under attack as authorities criminalize dissent

  14 Feb 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Secret campaign of mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya Prison

  12 Feb 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Attack on ICRC is a horrific crime

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must closely scrutinize CIA deputy director’s alleged torture links

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：High Court ruling saves Mpape residents from mass demolitions

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Women and girls risk unsafe abortions after being denied legal services

  5 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：The police’s murderous war on the poor

  2 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：We will Fight Trump's Effort to Close U.S. Borders

  31 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Execution of 31 piles injustice on top of bloodshed

  30 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Wave of floggings, amputations and other vicious punishments

  24 Jan 2017 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump and his administration must respect human rights

  20 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Commutation for Chelsea Manning, long overdue positive step for human rights

  19 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BENIN：Death row prisoners held in cruel limbo

  18 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BENIN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：First executions in more than six years a shocking blow to human rights

  18 Jan 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA：Blatant proposals to strip refugees and asylum-seekers of their rights must be rejected

  17 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free

  13 Jan 2017 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Conviction of Israeli solider must pave the way for justice for unlawful killings

  11 Jan 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：End irresponsible arms transfers fuelling militia war crimes

  10 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty