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UN Report on Gaza Conflict a Key Step Towards Justice for Victims on Both Sides
Victims of war crimes and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed by both sides in the 2014 armed…
June 22, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Senate Adoption of Anti-Torture Amendment
Today, the Senate adopted a crucial anti-torture amendment as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year…
June 16, 2015
Report
Two Years After Snowden: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Mass Surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence…
June 4, 2015
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Two years after Snowden, governments resist calls to end mass surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence…
June 4, 2015
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New Details of Majid Khan’s Torture Highlight Need for Re-opening of Department of Justice Investigation
Today, Reuters published for the first time de-classified information detailing the CIA’s torture of Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan. According to…
June 2, 2015
Report
Stars on their Shoulders. Blood on their Hands: War Crimes Committed by the Nigerian Military
Based on years of research and analysis of evidence - including leaked military reports and correspondence, as well as interviews…
June 2, 2015
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New Amnesty Report: Senior Members of Nigerian Military Must be Investigated for War Crimes
Based on years of research and analysis of evidence - including leaked military reports and correspondence, as well as interviews…
June 2, 2015
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Expiration of USA Patriot Act Symbolically Repudiates Government License to Violate Rights
For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, Congress let a significant legal authority for surveillance lapse as Section 215…
June 1, 2015
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Pardoned Nigeria Torture Victim ‘Overwhelmed’ By Campaign to Spare His Life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been…
May 29, 2015
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Scores of Yemen Civilians Killed and Injured by Anti-Aircraft Fire and Airstrikes On Weapons Depots
Scores of casualties in Sana’a have been caused by anti-aircraft munitions shot by the Huthi armed group which detonated after…
May 28, 2015
Report
‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, Torture and Summary Killings of Palestinians by Hamas Forces During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict
Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel…
May 26, 2015
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USA Freedom Act Fails Senate Vote As Patriot Act Reauthorization Blocked
The US Senate failed to pass a short-term reauthorization of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. today, meaning that…
May 23, 2015