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Myanmar: ‘Outrageous’ denial of access to top UN official
Reacting to the news that the Myanmar authorities have denied access to UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee, James Gomez, Amnesty…
December 20, 2017
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Mexico: Amnesty International chief slams interior security law and calls on Mexican president to veto it
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, today directed an open letter to Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, calling on the…
December 18, 2017
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Revoking Net Neutrality Violates Freedom of Expression
Today the Federal Communications Commission voted to remove the current regulations on network neutrality. Internet service providers (ISPs) can now…
December 14, 2017
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Gulf crisis: Six months on, families still bearing brunt of Qatar political dispute
The lives of thousands of Gulf residents remain in turmoil as a consequence of the ongoing political dispute in the…
December 14, 2017
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El Salvador: Failure to release woman jailed after miscarriage, outrageous step backward for justice
A court’s decision not to release a woman forced to spend a decade behind bars after having a miscarriage in…
December 14, 2017
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Over 40 Members of Congress Urge President Trump to Call on Turkey to Drop Charges Against Taner Kılıç and the Istanbul 10
Over 40 members of Congress recently sent a letter urging President Trump to call on Turkish officials to stop the…
December 13, 2017
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UN Security Council: End disgraceful inaction on Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis
Japan should use its United Nations Security Council presidency to end three and a half months of deadlock in the…
December 11, 2017
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Honduras: Government deploys dangerous and illegal tactics to silence population
The Honduran government is deploying dangerous and illegal tactics to silence any dissenting voices in the aftermath of one of…
December 8, 2017
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House Passes Resolution Condemning Myanmar Military’s Atrocities Against Rohingya
Today the House passed a resolution calling on the Myanmar military to cease its ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya…
December 6, 2017
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UN Committee tells Cameroon to put an end to torture by security forces in the fight against Boko Haram
Cameroon must act swiftly on the recommendations published today by the UN Committee against Torture and put an end to…
December 6, 2017
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USA: Recognition of unified Jerusalem ‘reckless’ and undermines Palestinians’ human rights
Condemning today’s announcement by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, that the US is recognizing unified Jerusalem as…
December 6, 2017
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Amnesty International Calls Upon ICE to Reunite Young Children with Fathers Separated in Immigration Detention
Amnesty International has called upon Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reunite children separated from their fathers as they sought…
December 6, 2017