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Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women
Amnesty International released a ground-breaking study into abuse against women on Twitter today, conducted with Element AI, a global artificial…
December 18, 2018
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Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018
Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International…
December 9, 2018
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Libya: Refugees and migrants refuse to disembark ship in desperate plea to avoid detention and torture
Libyan, European and Panamanian authorities must ensure that at least 79 refugees and migrants who are on board a merchant…
November 16, 2018
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Cruel European migration policies leave refugees trapped in Libya with no way out
A year after shocking images purporting to show human beings being bought and sold in Libya caused a global outcry, the situation for…
November 12, 2018
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Kavanaugh Confirmation Is Devastating
Responding to news that the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, Daphne Eviatar, Amnesty International…
October 6, 2018
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Iran: Victim of domestic and sexual violence, arrested as a child, is executed after unfair trial
Responding to the horrific news that 24-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Zeinab Sekaanvand was executed early this morning in Urumieh central…
October 2, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Kavanaugh Nomination
Amnesty International USA today called on a halt to a vote on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court…
September 24, 2018
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Guatemala: Discriminatory law puts at risk the lives and rights of thousands of women, girls and LGBTI people
Guatemala’s Congress must reject proposed law 5272, also known as the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family,” because…
September 5, 2018
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Senators in Argentina squander an historic opportunity upon rejecting the legalization of abortion
The decision of the Argentine Senate to reject the draft bill to legalize voluntary termination of pregnancy during the first…
August 9, 2018
Report
Chad: People forced to pay a heavy price for harsh austerity measures
A host of austerity measures implemented by the Chadian authorities is pushing people into deeper poverty, undermining access to necessary…
July 15, 2018
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Kyrgyzstan: New rape case highlights need for immediate action to end appalling “bride kidnapping” practice
The Kyrgyzstani authorities must ramp up their efforts to put an immediate end to the appalling practice of “bride kidnapping”,…
June 15, 2018
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Historic Ireland abortion referendum victory sends message of hope around the world
Reacting to news of the victory for the “Yes” campaign in Ireland’s referendum on abortion, Colm O Gorman, Executive Director…
May 26, 2018