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50 “Refugees Welcome” Resolutions Passed in Cities and Schools Across the Country
With the passage of a resolution in Westwood, Massachusetts, 50 cities, universities, colleges, and high schools across the country have…
April 26, 2019
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The Trump Administration Dangerously Weakens Arms Sales Protections
Reacting to reports that the US may withdraw its signature from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Adotei Akwei, the Deputy Director…
April 26, 2019
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Nicaragua: Still governing by repression a year after crisis began
A year after the beginning of the crisis in Nicaragua, President Ortega’s government is continuing its strategy of repression and…
April 25, 2019
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Longest Detained Trans Asylum Seeker in New Mexico Detention Center Must Not Be Deported
Amnesty International USA is increasingly concerned by the treatment of Alejandra*, a transgender Salvadorian activist who has been held in…
April 25, 2019
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Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it…
April 25, 2019
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Libya: Horrific attack targeting refugees and migrants at detention center must be investigated as a war crime
A violent attack by fighters who opened fire on refugees and migrants at a detention center on the outskirts of…
April 24, 2019
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Myanmar: Reuters journalists’ rejected appeal a tragic denial of justice
Responding to the decision by Myanmar’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction and seven year prison sentence of Reuters journalists…
April 23, 2019
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Sri Lanka: Attacks another grim reminder of the need to tackle hate
The shocking Sunday morning bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels in three cities in Sri Lanka resulting in more than 290…
April 22, 2019
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Turkey: Love wins as ‘outrageous ban’ on all LGBTI events in Ankara is lifted
Reacting to the news that an Ankara administrative appeals court has today lifted the blanket ban on all Lesbian, Gay,…
April 19, 2019
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Sudan: Former president Omar Al-Bashir must be tried by ICC for war crimes
Responding to news that former Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir is being detained in Kober prison in Khartoum, Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty…
April 17, 2019
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Attorney General Announcement on Asylum-Seekers is Heartless and Cruel
Following the Attorney General’s announcement that those who pass the initial credible fear test for seeking asylum will not be…
April 16, 2019
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Libya: Release migrants and refugees trapped in detention centers amid escalating clashes
Responding to a news report that more than 700 refugees and migrants in Libya were trapped in a detention center…
April 15, 2019