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Saudi Arabia: Appalling plan to execute female activist must be stopped
Responding to news that Saudi Arabia is seeking the death penalty for five individuals who face trial before Saudi Arabia’s…
August 22, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Calls Upon Department of Defense to Investigate Civilian Casualties
The Department of Defense should investigate thoroughly all claims of civilian casualties caused by its Raqqa offensive as well as…
August 21, 2018
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Cambodia: Land rights activist Tep Vanny released from prison following royal pardon
Responding to the news that human rights defender Tep Vanny has been released from prison following a royal pardon after…
August 20, 2018
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Amnesty International USA calls on the Trump administration to halt possible deportation of Mauritanian asylum seekers in the US
Amnesty International USA calls upon the Trump administration to refrain from deporting Mauritanians who have sought refuge and safety in…
August 20, 2018
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Kofi Annan, lifelong champion of justice, peace and dignity
Responding to this morning’s announcement of the passing of Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace…
August 18, 2018
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Senior Myanmar Officials Should Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
The U.S. Department of Treasury imposed targeted sanctions today against four Myanmar officials and two military units, including Aung Kyaw…
August 17, 2018
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Turkey: Released Amnesty Chair hopes justice will prevail for all victims of politically motivated prosecutions
Taner Kılıç, the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, who was released yesterday after more than fourteen months behind bars,…
August 16, 2018
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Afghanistan: Student massacre is a war crime
Responding to the attack on a Shi’a education center in Kabul on 15 August 2018, where a bomber stormed in…
August 16, 2018
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“Bigger, bolder and more inclusive”: Kumi Naidoo sets out his vision for human rights
The human rights movement needs to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive if it is to tackle the challenges that…
August 16, 2018
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Amnesty Turkey’s Chair released after more than a year behind bars
Following the release the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic, after more than fourteen months behind bars, Kumi…
August 15, 2018
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Amnesty Turkey’s Chair to be released after more than a year behind bars
Following a decision by a court in Istanbul to release the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic after…
August 15, 2018
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Malaysia: Convictions of two women sentenced to caning for having sexual relations must be quashed
Responding to yesterday’s sentencing of two women to six strokes of caning and a fine of RM 3,300 after they…
August 15, 2018