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Author Archives: Amnesty International
Press freedom: Why you should take action for citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
Freedom of expression is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, however, around the world there are a number of governments and powerful actors attempting to obstruct it.
Geneva: UN must recognize the right to a healthy environment
The UN Human Rights Council should recognize a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a universal human right.
Vietnam: As Ho Chi Minh City extends Covid-19 restrictions, militarized response must respect human rights
The Vietnamese authorities must take urgent steps to avert a looming humanitarian and human rights crisis on top of the country’s Covid-19 battle, as strict lockdown measures increasingly harm society’s most vulnerable.
Lebanon: General Security must halt imminent deportation of six Syrians
Lebanon’s General Security directorate issued a decision on 5 September to deport six Syrian refugees accused of entering the country irregularly, despite the grave risks awaiting them in Syria.
5 actions you can take for journalists today
Journalists, media professionals and activists face danger everyday for holding the powerful to account for human rights abuses around the world. Here are 5 actions you can take right now to defend the rights of journalists and media professionals.
Lebanon: Authorities violating right to health and endangering lives by failing to provide fuel to hospitals
The Lebanese authorities’ failure to resolve a catastrophic fuel crisis has crippled people’s daily lives and left hospitals hanging by a thread, said Amnesty International today. The organization is calling on the authorities to uphold economic and social rights in their response and prioritize the redistribution of fuel to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, which have been on the brink of collapse.
‘The reality in Australia today – we think it’s OK to lock up kids as young as 10 in jail’
Think back to when you were 10. You probably wouldn’t be thinking about when you were going to get out of prison. I wasn’t.
This International Day of the disappeared, take action for Uyghur-Australians
Today is International Day of the disappeared. Being disappeared is more than a human rights violation against an individual. It is used as a strategy to spread terror within society. The feeling of insecurity generated by this practice extends to the relatives and loved ones of the disappeared, as well as their communities and society …
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Najeeba Wazefadost shares what it’s like for women and girls in Afghanistan
The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan and there are already reports of killings and human rights violations, particularly for women and girls.