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As Trump Weighs Indefinite Family Detention, Asylum-Seeking Children and Parents Continue to Languish in Limbo
While Trump’s proposal to detain asylum-seeking and migrant families indefinitely remains open to public comment for the next week, families…
October 31, 2018
Report
Maldives: The tortuous ordeal of a prisoner in paradise
A Sri Lankan driver who has languished in prison in the Maldives for three years accused of involvement in a…
October 30, 2018
Press Release
Leading journalists demand justice for Jamal Khashoggi
Leading journalists from around the world pay tribute to Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian journalist who was murdered by Saudi…
October 29, 2018
Press Release
Brazil: Toxic speech must not become government policy
Reacting to the election of Jair Bolsonaro and Hamilton Mourão as president and vice president of Brazil, Amnesty International said…
October 28, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International Response to Killings at Pittsburgh Synagogue
The following can be attributed to Victoria Coy, End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA: “The horrifying killings…
October 27, 2018
Press Release
President Trump must abandon plan to close southern border to Central Americans seeking asylum
In response to reports that President Trump plans to take executive action blocking refugees and people seeking asylum from Central…
October 26, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty India latest target of government crackdown
Amnesty India is the latest target of the Modi government’s assault on civil society. On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate, an agency that…
October 26, 2018
Report
Purged beyond return? No remedy for Turkey’s dismissed public sector workers
More than two years after being arbitrarily dismissed, almost 130,000 Turkish public sector workers are still awaiting justice and facing…
October 24, 2018
Report
Tunisia: Arbitrary and abusive travel restrictions breach human rights
Travel restrictions introduced by the Tunisian authorities in the name of security are being imposed in an often arbitrary, sweeping…
October 24, 2018
Press Release
Madagascar: Unjustified, excessive and prolonged pre-trial detention keeps thousands in life-threatening prison conditions
People who have not been found guilty of any crime are dying in Madagascar’s prisons due to appalling conditions, Amnesty International…
October 24, 2018
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Mexico: Amnesty International to observe authorities’ response to Honduran caravan
An Amnesty International delegation will travel to the southern Mexican state of Chiapas from 23 to 26 October to document…
October 24, 2018
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Americas: Authorities must not deport caravan members to face danger
Mexican authorities must guarantee that no one at risk of danger in Honduras is deported and that caravan members are…
October 21, 2018