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Crimes and Impunity

Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…

April 17, 2015

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Behind the Rhetoric: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Continue Unabated

A new report by Amnesty International details the rampant abuses including torture, arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force against…

April 15, 2015

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Secrets and Lies: Forced Confessions Under Torture in Uzbekistan

The U.S., Germany, and other European Union countries’ continuing ‘blind-spot’ to endemic torture in Uzbekistan ensures that appalling abuses will…

April 13, 2015

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‘Our Job is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill’: Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror

At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have…

April 13, 2015

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The Human Rights Impact of Less Lethal Weapons and Other Law Enforcement Equipment

Law enforcement agencies around the world regularly misuse so-called “less-lethal” weapons and equipment for torture and their use can also…

April 10, 2015

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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

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Sudan: Entrenched Repression

With the general elections fast approaching in Sudan, the government’s clampdown on dissenting voices threatens the independence and freedom of…

April 2, 2015

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Death Sentences and Executions 2014

An alarming number of countries used the death penalty to tackle real or perceived threats to state security linked to…

March 31, 2015

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Unlawful and Deadly: Rocket and Mortar Attacks by Palestinian Armed Groups During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict

Palestinian armed groups displayed a flagrant disregard for the lives of civilians by repeatedly launching indiscriminate rockets and mortars towards…

March 25, 2015

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The Faces of Impunity: A Year After the Protests, Victims Still Await Justice

Venezuela’s failure to effectively investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of 43 people and the injury…

March 23, 2015

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Violations of the Rights to Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association in Crimea

The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and…

March 18, 2015

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Al-Raqqa Under Attack: Syrian Air Force Strikes Against Civilians

A report by Amnesty International provides damning evidence that Syrian government forces unlawfully killed scores of civilians in a series…

March 17, 2015