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Nicaragua: Ortega government continues to violate the right to freedom of press
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day and more than a year since the Nicaraguan government launched its strategy of repression…
May 2, 2019
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Department of Defense Must Conduct Meaningful, Thorough, Independent Investigation into Civilian Casualties
Responding to the United States Department of Defense report to Congress on civilian casualties from US military operations, Daphne Eviatar,…
May 2, 2019
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President Trump’s Funding Request Threatens Lives of People Seeking Protection
Today President Trump put forth a request to Congress for $4.4 billion in funding to address issues at the US-Mexico…
May 1, 2019
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Ban on face-veil risks stigmatizing Muslim women in Sri Lanka
Responding to Sri Lanka’s emergency regulations imposing a ban on clothing that conceals the face, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia…
April 30, 2019
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Ahead of Defense Department Reporting Deadline, Amnesty USA Calls for Accountability for Global Civilian Deaths
Ahead of the May 1 deadline for the United States Department of Defense to report back to Congress on civilian casualties from US…
April 29, 2019
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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