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Protest prohibited: Use of force and arbitrary detentions to suppress dissent in Honduras

Honduran authorities have continued to violate the human rights of people arrested during last year’s post-election protests by denying their…

June 13, 2018

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Yemen: Attack on Hodeidah threatens civilian lives and lifesaving humanitarian aid

Responding to the news that Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition have launched an offensive on the Yemeni…

June 13, 2018

A protester shows a local newspaper during a demonstration against the murder of Brazilian councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco in front of Rio's Municipal Chamber, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 20, 2018. Brazilians mourned for the Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality who was shot in the city center in an assassination-style killing on March 14. / AFP PHOTO / Mauro Pimentel (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Brazil: Three months after Marielle Franco’s death, prosecutors are failing to deliver justice

Brazilian prosecutors must enlist specialist investigators to solve the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson…

June 12, 2018

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to U.S.-North Korea Summit

According to President Trump, human rights were discussed during the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Francisco Bencosme,…

June 12, 2018

LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - MAY 24: Refugees and migrants are seen swimming and yelling for assistance from crew members from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) 'Phoenix' vessel after a wooden boat bound for Italy carrying more than 500 people capsized on May 24, 2017 off Lampedusa, Italy. Numbers of refugees and migrants attempting the dangerous central Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy has risen since the same time last year with more than 43,000 people recorded so far in 2017. In an attempt to slow the flow of migrants Italy recently signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger outlining a plan to increase border controls and add new reception centers in the African nations, which are key transit points for migrants heading to Italy. MOAS is a Malta based NGO dedicated to providing professional search-and-rescue assistance to refugees and migrants in distress at sea. Since the start of the year MOAS have rescued and assisted 3572 people and are currently patrolling and running rescue operations in international waters off the coast of Libya. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Italy/Malta: Forcing Aquarius to Valencia undermines search and rescue system and sets deadly precedent

As the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship, MV Aquarius, heads to the Spanish port of Valencia, Elisa De Pieri, Amnesty International’s…

June 12, 2018

A woman walks into Nigeria from Cameroon at a checkpoint border between Cameroon and Nigeria, in Mfum, in Cross Rivers State, southeast Nigeria, on February 1, 2018. The UN refugee agency on February 1, 2018 criticised Nigeria for breaching international agreements after the leader of a Cameroonian anglophone separatist movement and his supporters were extradited at Yaounde's request. Cameroon's government is fighting an insurgency by a group demanding a separate state for two regions that are home to most of the country's anglophones, who account for about a fifth of the population. Thousands of Cameroonians fled to the remote border region with Nigeria to escape from the violences in English-speaking southwest Cameroon. / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Cameroon: Anglophone regions gripped by deadly violence

Armed separatists in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have stabbed to death and shot military personnel, burned down schools and attacked teachers, while…

June 11, 2018

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Latest Assault on Asylum Seekers Targets Survivors of Domestic and Gang Violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a major decision today that will impact people seeking safety. It will have far-ranging implications,…

June 11, 2018

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Libya: Protect Civilians under siege in Derna

Amid reports of an escalating humanitarian crisis in the besieged Libyan city of Derna, Amnesty International is calling on the…

June 11, 2018

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Italy/Malta: Stranded refugees and migrants must be immediately allowed to dock

As the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship, MV Aquarius remains stranded between Malta and Sicily with 629 people aboard including 123…

June 11, 2018

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North Korea/US Summit: Horrific human rights situation must not be ignored at historic meeting

The near total denial of human rights in North Korea should not be ignored at next Tuesday’s historic meeting between…

June 8, 2018

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Russia: The bravest World Cup team you’ve never heard of

As Russia prepares for the opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2018, Amnesty International is shining a spotlight on…

June 8, 2018

An aircraft of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sits on the tarmac after landing in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on November 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yemen: ICRC withdrawal marks ‘bleak’ new low in conflict that devastates civilians

In response to a decision by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to pull 71 staff out of Yemen due…

June 8, 2018