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Washington Passes Much-Needed Accountability Measure for Police Use of Lethal Force
An initiative that requires police officers to receive training in violence de-escalation, mental health, and first aid so that officers…
November 7, 2018
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Tanzania: 10 men arrested in Zanzibar for being ‘gay’
Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of being gay on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after police received a…
November 6, 2018
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Crackdowns on LGBTI people in Indonesia hit alarming level
LGBTI communities in Indonesia are facing increasing crackdowns both from the police and the municipal police (Satpol PP) with at…
November 6, 2018
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Washington State Ballot Initiative Would Provide Much-Needed Accountability for Lethal Force by Police
Tomorrow, people in Washington state will be voting on an initiative that would require police officers to receive training in violence…
November 5, 2018
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On Last Day of Public Comment, Amnesty Urges Administration to Preserve Laws Limiting Detention of Asylum-Seeking Children
Early last month, the Trump administration announced it was seeking new regulations that would effectively terminate the 1997 Flores Agreement,…
November 5, 2018
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Cameroon: 70 schoolchildren taken in mass abduction must be freed
Following the abduction of at least 70 schoolchildren in Cameroon’s Anglophone region, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Deputy regional director for…
November 5, 2018
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Arrest warrants for Syrian officials in France an important step towards justice
Responding to the news that French prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for three senior Syrian government and intelligence officials on…
November 5, 2018
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Legacy of murdered activist must be an end of impunity for attackers in Ukraine
Responding to news that Kateryna Handzyuk, a prominent Ukrainian anti-corruption activist has died from injuries sustained three months ago in an acid…
November 5, 2018
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Amnesty International Calls on the US and Nigerian Government to Stop Trying to Justify Rights Abuses
In response to the Nigerian Army’s tweets using President Trump’s words to justify the fatal shooting of rock-throwing protestors. and…
November 3, 2018
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Relentless harassment, intimidation and censorship of journalists must end in Sudan
Sudanese authorities have this year been unrelenting in their quest to silence independent media by arresting and harassing journalists, and…
November 1, 2018
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Trump’s cruel plans to block people seeking protection must not stand
In response to President Trump’s plans to implement restrictive policies to limit the rights of migrants, refugees, and people seeking…
November 1, 2018
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‘Dangerous’ plans for homophobic taskforce must be abandoned immediately in Tanzania
Following the announcement of plans to form a government taskforce which will begin hunting down and arresting people who are,…
November 1, 2018