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Georgia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Georgia: Police committing shocking human rights violations amid ongoing crackdown on protesters

Hundreds of protesters in Georgia have faced brutal dispersal tactics, arbitrary detention, and torture and other ill-treatment during a crackdown on anti-government rallies over the past two weeks, Amnesty International revealed today. A detailed briefing, based on testimonies from victims of police brutality, human rights defenders, and video evidence, highlights extensive human rights violations, including the…

December 13, 2024
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Americas

Children

Venezuela: Oral statement: UN High Commissioner’s actions must meet the gravity of the human rights crisis in Venezuela

Amnesty International strongly condemns the arbitrary detention, torture, ill treatment, and violation of fair trial guarantees of close to 200 children in recent months. As we speak, dozens remain in custody. We call for unconditional release and immediate redress for them, and for all the over 2,000 people currently arbitrarily detained for political reasons.

December 13, 2024
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Africa

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Guinea: Authorities must carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the dramatic incident at the Nzérékoré stadium and the security forces’ behaviour

Two weeks on from the deaths of dozens of people at a football match in Nzérékoré on 1 December, the Guinean authorities must carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the causes of these deaths and guarantee the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. “The government’s current silence, coupled with a…

December 13, 2024
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Europe and Central Asia

Protests and Demonstrations

GEORGIA: BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTORS AND JOURNALISTS IN GEORGIA:“THEY MAY HAVE BROKEN OUR BONES, BUT THEY WON’T BREAK OUR SPIRITS”

Testimonies of survivors of human rights violations amidst protests in November-December 2024 in Georgia.

December 13, 2024
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Africa

Armed Conflict

Sudan: SAF airstrike on crowded market a flagrant war crime

Responding to reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on a crowded market in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled town of Kabkabiya in North Darfur, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “Bombing a market full of civilians is one of the clearest examples…

December 12, 2024
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Lebanon

Armed Conflict

Lebanon: Israeli air strikes that killed at least 49 civilians further evidence of war crimes

Four separate air strikes by Israeli forces, which killed at least 49 civilians and decimated entire families in Lebanon, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today. Under international law, direct attacks on civilians or civilian objects, indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians, and disproportionate attacks that cause excessive incidental civilian loss…

December 12, 2024
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Lebanon

War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Lebanon: “The Sky Rained Missiles”: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon must be investigated as war crimes

As part of its ongoing investigation into violations of the laws of war in Lebanon, Amnesty International has documented four illustrative cases in which unlawful Israeli strikes killed at least 49 civilians. These attacks must be investigated as war crimes.

December 12, 2024
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Asia and the Pacific

Human Rights Defenders and Activists

Indonesia: Further information: Fishermen protesting land encroachment free: Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik

Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik, two fishermen from North Sumatra Province, are convicted of property damage following a trial over a criminal charge that advocates believe to be a form of criminalization linked to their activities as environmental activists. They were sentenced to two months suspended prison sentence with four months’ probation. They are now free…

December 12, 2024
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Egypt

Detention

Egypt: Further Information: Unjustly Jailed Father Appeals Prison Term: Badr Mohamed

On 22 December the Criminal Circuit of the Court of Cassation will examine Badr Mohamed’s appeal against his unjust conviction and five-year prison sentence. He was convicted in January 2023 in a grossly unfair trial in connection to the Ramsis Square protests on 16 August 2013, when he was 17 years old. He is held…

December 12, 2024
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Saudi Arabia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Saudi Arabia: Civil Society Demands Action Ahead of Internet Governance Forum

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, urge the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to release people imprisoned for their online expression and foster transparency and accountability, ahead of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024 hosted in Riyadh between 15 and 19 December.

December 12, 2024
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Americas

Armed Conflict

Haiti: Justice and protection must follow reports of mass killing in Cité Soleil

Amnesty International condemns the reports of mass killings that occurred between 6 and 7 December in the Wharf Jérémie neighborhood in Cité Soleil; the gang attack resulted in the deaths of 180 people, reported the Haitian prime minister’s office. ‘’We are urging the Haitian authorities and the international community to redouble their efforts to protect the population in…

December 11, 2024
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Americas

Human Rights Defenders and Activists

“I was injured, but they can never take my life.”

It has been two years since more than 1,400 people were injured in different regions of Peru by bullets, pellets, and tear gas fired by the police and the army during protests in different regions of the country between December 2022 and March 2023. This is the story of four of the survivors of these…

December 11, 2024