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Around 100 political parties in Mali have rejected the military junta’s suspension of all political activity and vowed to reschedule a banned protest. The move comes amid growing anger over plans to extend the junta leader’s rule by five years and dissolve all parties.

“I’m a misogynist but it’s justified. Let me explain..."

World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report

The right to social security is enshrined in several international agreements on human rights. But the UK’s system – even before the disability benefits cuts announced earlier this year – falls way below these standards.

The UK's social security system has been branded “consciously cruel” by campaigners who say it “does not stand up to the international human…

Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect the human rights of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft, Amnesty International has warned. Attacks by their accusers are forcing them to flee their communities in fear for their lives, taking shelter in camps with rudimentary facilities.

A Wall Street Journal article offered disturbing details about the billionaire’s behavior. Imagine the backlash if he were a woman

Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas will be led by Hong Kong activists operating from different countries.

The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 13 million and created what has been described as "the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded". As the catastrophe unfolds, NGOs say that Europe needs to step up its intervention…