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Egypt: Officially, you do not exist: Disappeared and tortured in the name of counter-terrorism

Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe…

July 12, 2016

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From Rhetoric to Action: Recommendations to the African Union

As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale civil war, Amnesty International…

July 12, 2016

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When Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal?: Coal Mining and Violations of Adivasi Rights in India

Mining operations by India’s state-owned Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, are shutting out indigenous Adivasi communities from…

July 11, 2016

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Prisons within Prisons: Torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam

A new report published by Amnesty International today casts a rare light on the torture and other harrowing treatment of…

July 8, 2016

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Time to Address Impunity: Two Years After the Gaza/Israel War

Tomorrow, July 8, 2016, marks the second anniversary of the start of a 50-day Israeli military offensive which brought unprecedented…

July 8, 2016

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It’s Enough for People to Feel it Exists: Civil Society, Secrecy and Surveillance in Belarus

Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and…

July 6, 2016

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Our Hearts Have Gone Dark: The Mental Health Impact of South Sudan’s Conflict

People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies during South Sudan’s civil war that began in 2013…

July 5, 2016

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Torture Was My Punishment: Abductions, Torture and Summary Killings Under Armed Group Rule in Aleppo and Idleb, Syria

Armed groups operating in Aleppo, Idleb and surrounding areas in the north of Syria have carried out a chilling wave…

July 3, 2016

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Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico

An unprecedented Amnesty International investigation of 100 women arrested in Mexico reveals that they are routinely sexually abused by the…

June 27, 2016

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Where are We Going to Live?: Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a…

June 13, 2016

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Living in Insecurity: How Germany is Failing Victims of Racist Violence

Failed responses to the sharp increase in hate crimes across Germany – including attacks on shelters for asylum-seekers – expose…

June 8, 2016

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Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures

A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…

June 6, 2016