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Italy/Malta: Stop playing with refugee and migrants’ lives by closing ports
Responding to news that the authorities in Italy and Malta have closed their ports to Aquarius MV, a rescue ship…
August 14, 2018
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Nebraska Set to Carry Out Its First Execution in 21 Years
Amnesty International USA urges the state of Nebraska not to resume executions, ahead of plans by the state to carry…
August 13, 2018
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New video in Cameroon shows more brutal killings by armed forces
A horrifying video obtained by Amnesty International shows Cameroonian security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed people during a…
August 10, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Charlottesville Anniversary and Rallies
Ahead of a planned “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington DC and the anniversary of the Charlottesville tragedy on…
August 10, 2018
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270 BIPARTISAN ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADMIT AT LEAST 75,000 REFUGEES NEXT YEAR
270 local and state elected officials from 42 states expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a…
August 9, 2018
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Senators in Argentina squander an historic opportunity upon rejecting the legalization of abortion
The decision of the Argentine Senate to reject the draft bill to legalize voluntary termination of pregnancy during the first…
August 9, 2018
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Surging death toll in Central Mediterranean laid squarely at Europe’s door
The number of people drowning in the Central Mediterranean or being taken back to squalid detention centres in Libya has…
August 7, 2018
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Russia: Eyes of the world on trial of Chechen human rights defender
Diplomats from four countries and a senior member of Amnesty International will join numerous human rights monitors in Shali tomorrow to observe…
August 7, 2018
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Bangladesh: Release photographer and end violent crackdown on student protests
The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Shahidul Alam, a well-known photographer and activist, who was detained by plainclothes…
August 6, 2018
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Saudi Arabia: International community must speak up for human rights defenders after Canadian ambassador expelled
The international community must speak up for detained human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said today, after the…
August 6, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Elects New Board Members for 2018-2019
Amnesty International USA announced today the election of six new members to the Board of Directors starting September 2018. The…
August 3, 2018
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Amnesty International denied access to Oleg Sentsov, on hunger strike for 81 days
Reacting to the Russian authorities’ refusal to grant Amnesty International access to Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, currently 81 days into…
August 2, 2018