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Arbitrary arrests, torture of detainees despite repeated promises in South Sudan
South Sudanese authorities have arbitrarily arrested, detained tortured and ill-treated people to the point of death, despite repeated promises to…
September 4, 2018
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Myanmar: Guilty verdict against Reuters journalists sends stark warning on press freedom
Responding to the news that Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been sentenced to seven years in…
September 3, 2018
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Costa Rica: Amnesty International delegation to meet Vice President to discuss the situation in Nicaragua
An Amnesty International delegation led by Americas Director Erika Guevara-Rosas will travel to San José from 3 to 6 September…
September 2, 2018
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Nicaragua: In its attempt to avoid international scrutiny, government makes apparent its responsibility for human rights violations
Following the decision of President Daniel Ortega’s government to expel the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights mission one day…
August 31, 2018
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China: Systematic repression of ethnic minorities laid bare in UN findings
In response to the release of concluding observations on China by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial…
August 30, 2018
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Eswatini: Forced evictions expose flawed land laws as hundreds face homelessness
The Eswatini government must halt forced evictions which have left hundreds of people homeless and pushed them deeper into poverty,…
August 30, 2018
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South Asia: Truth and justice still elusive for thousands of victims of enforced disappearance
As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, Amnesty International calls on governments across South…
August 29, 2018
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Government must allow human rights defender Chelsea Manning to come to Australia
In response to the news that the Australian government is considering denying American activist Chelsea Manning a visa to enter…
August 29, 2018
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Mexico: Peña Nieto insists on covering up the truth about 43 forcibly disappeared students
In reaction to the video released today by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in relation to the enforced disappearance of…
August 29, 2018
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IRAN: NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE’S PANIC ATTACKS HIGHLIGHT ‘EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL’ TREATMENT
Responding to reports from her husband that the jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has suffered panic attacks in Evin…
August 29, 2018
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Open letter urges Google not to capitulate on human rights to gain access to China
Google’s reported plans to launch a censored search engine app in China would represent an alarming capitulation on human rights,…
August 28, 2018
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Yemen: Scathing UN report underscores need for arms embargo, tougher scrutiny
Responding to a scathing report published today by the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) which concludes…
August 28, 2018