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Officials inspect a quarantine zone created for people, who come from abroad
BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - MARCH 26: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "BANJA LUKA MUNICIPALITY / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Officials inspect a quarantine zone created for people, who come from abroad and their coronavirus (COVID-19) testings are not positive, as a precaution in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 26, 2020. It has been reported that three quarantine zones will be created in different locations in the city of Banja Luka. (Photo by Banja Luka Municipality / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Decision in Bosnia to confine thousands of migrants into camp inhumane and puts lives at risk

Responding to the decision of the local authorities in Una-Sana Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina to forcefully transfer and confine…

March 27, 2020

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September 11, 2017

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March 24, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

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February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

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February 18, 2016

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 years of denial and injustice

Twenty years after the signature of the peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, resolving the thousands…

December 14, 2015

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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances continue unabated in every region of the world

The use of enforced disappearance by governments to silence its critics and instill fear into targeted groups continues unabated in…

August 27, 2015

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Srebrenica: UN Failure to Pass Resolution “An Insult to The Memory of The Dead”

Russia’s veto of a UN Security Council resolution on the Srebrenica genocide is an affront to the families of the…

July 8, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Annual Report: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013

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Still No Justice for Women Survivors of Wartime Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina, finds Amnesty International

It is time the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for…

March 30, 2012