Egypt: Verdicts expected for 739 defendants in grotesque mass death penalty trial

Death penalty Global

Death penalty 2019: Saudi Arabia executed record number of people last year amid decline in global executions

21 April 2020 | 10:01 am

Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions...

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COVID-19 Australia

Clear guidelines needed for public to trust Covid-19 enforcement

14 April 2020 | 2:09 pm

Amnesty International Australia and the Grata Fund call on State and Territory governments and all...

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Human rights Africa

Africa: Armed conflicts and state repression fuel cocktail of human rights violations

8 April 2020 | 10:46 am

Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the...

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LGBTQIA+ rights Asia

Indonesia: Investigate murder of transgender woman burned alive

8 April 2020 | 10:32 am

Responding to the murder of a transgender woman in North Jakarta, Amnesty International Indonesia...

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COVID-19 Australia

Senate Select Committee a waste of time unless it has human rights framework

7 April 2020 | 6:14 pm

Responding to the announcement Labor has an agreement with the Government to establish a...

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COVID-19 Asia

Bangladesh: COVID-19 response flaws put older Rohingya refugees in imminent danger

6 April 2020 | 11:14 am

Older Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are being left behind in the...

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