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Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
Turkey: “We will not rest until they are all free”, Amnesty chief vows
Leading human rights champions – including Amnesty International’s newly appointed Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, and Amnesty Turkey Honorary Chair, Taner Kılıç,…
August 27, 2018
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UN report adds to mountain of evidence of Myanmar’s atrocities against ethnic minorities
A blistering report released by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) today brought yet more damning evidence of…
August 27, 2018
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Americas: States can make history by signing regional environmental treaty
Governments across Latin America and the Caribbean can make history and set new standards for protection of the environment and…
August 27, 2018
Press Release
UN: Decisive action needed to ban killer robots – before it’s too late
As rapid technological advances bring “killer robots” ever closer to reality, Amnesty International is calling on states to support the…
August 26, 2018
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Amnesty International Reaction to Conclusion of Trial of Death of Hadiya Pendleton
“Hadiya’s heartbreaking story touched the hearts of so many, but as this trial ends the real work to end gun…
August 23, 2018
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Myanmar: Shameful anniversary highlights lack of accountability for atrocities against Rohingya
World leaders’ failure to act has allowed the Myanmar security forces’ perpetrators of crimes against humanity to remain at large…
August 23, 2018
Press Release
IRAN: NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE RELEASE ‘WELCOME NEWS AND A MUCH-NEEDED RESPITE’
Responding to news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been granted a three-day “furlough” release from Evin Prison in Iran, Kate Allen,…
August 23, 2018
Report
Florida’s diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State
Florida’s approach to the death penalty is deepening its outlier status on this human rights issue and has now added…
August 23, 2018
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Outrageous ongoing detention of women’s rights defenders reaches 100 days
The ongoing arbitrary detention of several women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia is outrageous, Amnesty International said today, as three…
August 22, 2018
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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