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Turkey: Conviction of six Zaman journalists “sends further shock through an already devastated media landscape”
Following the sentencing of six former columnists and editors of the shuttered Zaman newspaper to jail terms of between eight-and-a-half…
July 6, 2018
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Amnesty International movement to vote on abortion and drug control policy positions
Amnesty International will be debating proposals to tackle the devastating human rights consequences of misguided attempts by countries to criminalize…
July 5, 2018
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Israel’s demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and transfer of its inhabitants are war crimes
Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians from their homes and settling of Israeli civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violate the…
July 5, 2018
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UN: Next week, world leaders must take steps to end child migration detention for good
With hundreds of traumatized children still trapped in detention centres in the USA as a result of the Trump administration’s…
July 5, 2018
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Nicaragua: Government commitment to dialogue appears insincere
In response to the constant repression of the Nicaraguan population by the government of President Daniel Ortega, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas…
July 3, 2018
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Syria: Civilians in Daraa trapped as attacks intensify
Civilians in Syria’s southern Daraa province are facing death and destruction as the government ramps up a merciless campaign of…
July 2, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Joins Families Belong Together to Call for End of Family Separation
U.S. authorities must put an immediate end to both the separation and detention of children and families who come to…
June 28, 2018
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Mexico: Authorities must guarantee respect for human rights in violent context surrounding elections
Faced with the most violent election process in its history, Mexico must take serious measures to guarantee that its citizens…
June 28, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Muslim Ban
The following can be attributed to Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy & Refugee Specialist at Amnesty International USA: “This hateful policy is a…
June 26, 2018
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Nicaragua: Government’s shameful denial of human rights violations is part of its strategy of repression
In response to the government of President Daniel Ortega’s outright rejection of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ report on…
June 22, 2018
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Haley’s hostility towards human rights organizations a sad moment for U.S.
In response to a letter sent by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to human rights groups, accusing…
June 21, 2018
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Turkey: Court defies logic as Amnesty Turkey Chair kept in jail
In response to the continued detention of human rights defender, Taner Kılıç, after the latest hearing against him, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s…
June 21, 2018