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Kenya: Sengwer evictions from Embobut Forest flawed and illegal
The Sengwer Indigenous people of Embobut Forest, Kenya are being forced from their homes and dispossessed of their ancestral lands…
May 14, 2018
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US Embassy Move to Jerusalem Rewards Israel’s Illegal annexation and Settlement Policy says Amnesty International
Reacting to the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem, Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director for the Middle East and…
May 14, 2018
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Brazil: International solidarity is crucial to solving activist Marielle Franco’s killing
Increased global activism is crucial to pressuring Brazilian authorities into solving the killing of the human rights defender and city…
May 12, 2018
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Ukraine: Attack on LGBTI event highlights police failure to confront far-right violence
Responding to the disruption by far-right groups of an LGBTI rights meeting organized by Amnesty International in Kyiv on Thursday…
May 11, 2018
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Sudan: Death sentence for raped teenager is an intolerable cruelty
A Sudanese court’s sentencing today of a 19-year-old woman to death for killing her rapist husband in self-defence highlights the…
May 10, 2018
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Amnesty International USA: Gina Haspel Should Not Be Confirmed as CIA Director
Responding to today’s hearing before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Gina Haspel’s nomination to Director of the…
May 9, 2018
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Israel: Decision to expel HRW country director exposes growing intolerance of criticism
Responding to Israel’s decision to expel Human Rights Watch’s Country Director Omar Shakir, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle…
May 9, 2018
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Release of U.S. Prisoners in North Korea Highlights Pressing Human Rights Concerns
Three U.S. citizens – Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang-duk –have been recently released by North Korea after spending…
May 9, 2018
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The Senate Must Vote Against Haspel’s Appointment as CIA Director
In advance of today’s hearing before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Gina Haspel’s nomination to Director…
May 9, 2018
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Separating asylum-seeking families violates international law
The U.S. government must stop separating asylum-seeking parents from their children and denying them access to asylum procedures through prolonged…
May 7, 2018
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Egypt: The use of indefinite solitary confinement against prisoners amounts to torture
“The first time I saw Hisham after his arrest was in hospital. He described his solitary cell to me. He…
May 6, 2018
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Ending TPS for Honduras Could Put Lives in Danger
Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to Honduras, despite the country’s…
May 4, 2018