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Trump Administration Undermines State Department’s Human Rights Report
Previous assertions from State Department officials, and reports of directives to remove passages on issues like reproductive rights and discrimination…
April 20, 2018
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Google’s new Chat service shows total contempt for Android users’ privacy
Responding to Google’s launch of a new messaging service for Android phones, Amnesty International’s Technology and Human Rights researcher Joe…
April 20, 2018
Press Release
US Citizen Detained in Iraq Must Have Fair Trial, Not Be Sent to Third Country
Rather than be sent to a third country where he may face torture, a U.S. citizen held in for seven…
April 19, 2018
Report
Trump threat puts European role in lethal US drone strikes under new scrutiny
As the Trump administration prepares to further expand the US’s lethal drone program, increasing the risk of civilian casualties and…
April 18, 2018
Press Release
Case of Iraqi Man Cleared for Travel But Stranded in Danger Shows Cruelty of Trump’s Refugee Ban
The situation faced by an Iraqi man stranded in Egypt and in danger for his life despite being cleared to…
April 18, 2018
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Amnesty International Opposes New Open-Ended War Authority for President Trump
In response to Senator Corker’s proposed authorization for use of military force (AUMF) intended to replace the 2001 and 2002…
April 17, 2018
Report
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps Iraqi women and…
April 16, 2018
Press Release
Syria: Block on Douma chemical attack investigation must be lifted immediately
Responding to news that inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have still not been granted access…
April 16, 2018
Report
Cuba: Change of leadership must herald a new era for human rights
The end of Raúl Castro’s mandate as president of Cuba, expected to come on April 19, presents a historic opportunity…
April 15, 2018
Press Release
Strikes Must Minimize Further Harm to Civilians in Syria
According to reports, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France have launched a strike against targets in Syria. Raed…
April 13, 2018
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Nigeria: Government still failing victims of Boko Haram four years on from Chibok
Responding to the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, Osai Ojigho Director…
April 13, 2018
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Israel/OPT: Israeli forces must end the use of excessive force in response to “Great March of Return” protests
The Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to the excessive and lethal force being used to suppress Palestinian demonstrations…
April 13, 2018