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November 3, 2020

UN warns of possible war crimes in populated areas of Nagorno-Karabakh

Under international humanitarian law, the wilful killing of protected persons constitutes a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions and therefore constitutes a war crime, says the UN High Commissioner.
November 2, 2020

Case proceeds against Saudi child defendant facing death penalty

Mohammed al Faraj was 15 years old when he was arrested outside a bowling alley in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
November 1, 2020

'Amnesty Academy' app launched to teach human rights to new generation of activists

The free app is available on iOS and Android in more than 20 languages, to ensure that people worldwide know and can claim their human rights.
October 31, 2020

Polling suggests US voters uneasy about targeted online political advertising

Global Witness says governments need to ban the use of micro-targeting for political advertising.
October 30, 2020

UN High Commissioner praises Colombia's transitional justice system

Colombia's Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition is the cornerstone of the historic Peace Agreement signed in 2016.
October 29, 2020

Malnutrition surges among young children in Yemen as conditions worsen

If the war does not end now, we risk losing an entire generation of Yemen’s young children, says UNICEF.
October 28, 2020

Climate Seniors to sue Switzerland in European Court of Human Rights

A group of senior women is suing the Swiss government because their health is threatened by heatwaves made worse by the climate crisis.
October 27, 2020

New report warns post-pandemic stimulus packages may widen global inequalities

A new report from the Christian Aid warns that post-Covid stimulus packages could push poorer countries to turn to fossil fuels.
October 26, 2020

UN Nuclear Treaty will enter into international legal force in 2021

The treaty bans nuclear weapons production, testing, possession and use, along with other activities that could enable and assist anyone in acquiring or using these weapons of mass destruction ever again.
October 25, 2020

UN expert calls for Israel to end practice of administrative detention

People can be held indefinitely without trial, sometimes for years, under Israel's practice of adminsitrative detention.

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