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Iran: Release eight wildlife conservationists following unfair trial on trumped-up spying charges
Wildlife conservationists in Iran who have been accused of espionage after using cameras to track endangered species could face the…
March 5, 2019
Press Release
Google Dragonfly plans further eroding users’ trust
Responding to reports by The Intercept that Google is still working on Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China
March 5, 2019
Report
Give us respect and justice! Overcoming barriers to justice for women rape survivors in Denmark
Denmark’s reputation for gender equality masks a society with one of Europe’s highest levels of rape, where flawed legislation and widespread harmful myths and…
March 4, 2019
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Egypt: Photojournalist Shawkan released after five and a half years in prison Â
Responding to the news that photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was finally released today after spending more than…
March 4, 2019
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Authorities in Argentina deny 11-year-old’s right to terminate forced pregnancy
Argentine authorities must be held accountable for putting at grave risk the life of an 11-year-old rape survivor carrying a…
March 1, 2019
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Expansion of Remain in Mexico Plan Could Put Lives at Risk
Reports indicate that the Remain in Mexico plan, also known as Migrant Protection Protocols, will soon be implemented in parts…
February 28, 2019
Press Release
Honduras: Authorities must bring all those suspected of responsibility for the murder of Berta Cáceres to justice
Three years after the murder of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran defender of environmental and Indigenous rights, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director…
February 28, 2019
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Israel/ OPT: Findings of UN inquiry into Gaza killings must pave way for justice over war crimes
Responding to the findings of a report published by the UN Commission of Inquiry today which states that Israeli forces…
February 28, 2019
Press Release
Background Check Bills Present Congress with Prime Opportunity to Act on Gun Violence
The House of Representatives is set to vote on two pieces of legislation this week that would be important steps…
February 27, 2019
Report
Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened…
February 26, 2019
Press Release
Ending Gun Violence is a Focus of Amnesty International USA’s 54th Annual General Meeting in Chicago
Members of Amnesty International USA from around the country and human rights activists from around the world will meet in…
February 25, 2019
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Hanoi Summit Cannot Gloss Over Human Rights Atrocities in North Korea
As US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at a two-day summit…
February 25, 2019