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Kunduz Bombing Needs Independent Investigation
According to media reports, Department of Defense will be releasing public report on its investigation into the U.S. bombing of…
April 28, 2016
Press Release
Turkey forcibly returns dozens of refugees to Afghanistan hours after EU deal
Turkey’s forcible return of around 30 Afghan asylum seekers just hours after the European Union (EU)-Turkey refugee deal came into…
March 22, 2016
Press Release
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
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Bombing of Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan a deplorable loss of life that must be investigated
The bombing of a Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan today is a deplorable loss of life that must…
October 3, 2015
Press Release
Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz Afghanistan
Mass murder, gang rapes and house-to-house searches by Taliban death squads are just some of the harrowing civilian testimonies emerging…
October 1, 2015
Press Release
Afghanistan: Taliban tactics put civilians in harm’s way
The Taliban are exposing civilians to danger during the conflict in Kunduz by hiding in people’s houses and conducting door-to-door…
September 29, 2015
Press Release
All sides must protect civilians as fighting rages in Kunduz, Afghanistan
The Taliban and Afghan security forces must ensure that civilians are protected in accordance with international law and that nobody…
September 28, 2015
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Afghanistan: Abhorrent punishment of 100 lashes for ‘adultery’ must be investigated
The public flogging of a man and a woman by local officials in western Ghor province in Afghanistan for “adultery”…
September 2, 2015
Press Release
USA: Afghan civilian killings require rigorous, thorough investigation
US authorities must ensure that the re-opened investigation into the alleged killing of some 18 Afghan civilians by US Special…
August 26, 2015
Report
Their Lives On The Line
Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan who face mounting violence - including threats, sexual assault and assassinations- are being abandoned…
April 6, 2015