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Costa Rica: Authorities must guarantee the human rights of people fleeing the crisis in Nicaragua

The international community must support Costa Rica in its efforts to receive, protect and support people fleeing the human rights…

March 25, 2019

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Trump Administration Reckless in Recognizing Israel Sovereignty Over Golan Heights

Condemning today’s announcement that the U.S. is recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Philippe Nassif, Middle East advocacy director…

March 25, 2019

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Israel/OPT: Rocket assault on family home must not lead to further ‘unlawful attacks’

Responding to reports that at least seven people were injured after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into…

March 25, 2019

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Yemen: Four years on, fears of further violations with no end in sight to brutal conflict

All warring parties in Yemen continue to inflict unimaginable suffering on the civilian population, Amnesty International said today on the…

March 25, 2019

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Nicaragua: UN Human Rights Council takes important step to address human rights crisis

In response to the resolution that the United Nations Human Rights Council passed today to put in place monitoring and…

March 21, 2019

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Finalists Announced for Amnesty International USA Media Awards

The finalists for the Amnesty International USA Media Awards have been announced, and winners in each category will be revealed…

March 21, 2019

Blogger Truong Duy Nhat (C) stands trial at a local People's Court in the central city of Da Nang on March 4, 2014. Popular Vietnamese blogger and journalist Truong Duy Nhat was jailed for two years for posting articles critical of the communist government and leaders, his lawyer said. AFP PHOTO/Vietnam News Agency (Photo credit should read Vietnam News Agency/AFP/Getty Images)

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Vietnamese and Thai authorities must come clean about journalist’s disappearance

Reliable reports that independent journalist and former prisoner of conscience Truong Duy Nhat is being detained in Viet Nam raise…

March 21, 2019

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Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders

Almost two years after they were first arrested, two prominent figures from Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights…

March 20, 2019

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: Aasif Mandvi appears on stage during "The Bloomberg 50" Celebration at Cipriani 25 Broadway on December 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Bloomberg Businessweek)

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Aasif Mandvi to Host Amnesty International USA Media Awards on April 3 Jessica Valenti, Tracy Wilkinson, Alli Maloney, Franco Ordonez, Hadar Harris included as judges

Peabody Award-winning actor, comedian, producer and author Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show, Years of Living Dangerously, Halal in the Family),…

March 20, 2019

Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom for his appeal judgement at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on July 11 2013. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/MICHAEL KOOREN (Photo credit should read MICHAEL KOOREN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Karadžić life sentence sends powerful message to the world

Responding to the decision by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanisms for Criminal Tribunals to increase Radovan Karadžić’s…

March 20, 2019

A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Refugees welcome' during the Citizen and Solidarity March from Place de la Bastille to Place de la Republique in Paris on June 17, 2018, in support of migrants and refugees. - Some 60 people, gathered on April 30, 2018 in Ventimiglia at the French and Italian border, to start a solidarity march called by French association from Calais

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Greece: Message for European leaders beamed onto Acropolis on anniversary of EU-Turkey deal

European leaders were sent a clear message last night when a huge “Refugees Welcome” sign was projected on to the…

March 18, 2019

Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Addresses The Media
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions at the U.S. State Department March 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Pompeo said sanctions will be imposed by the United States on any individuals involved in International Criminal Court proceedings against American army personnel. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Trump Administration Attempts to Thwart International Criminal Court Investigators

Responding to reports that the U.S. will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel looking into the U.S. military personnel…

March 15, 2019