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Israel/OPT: Stop the use of lethal and other excessive force and investigate deaths of Palestinian protesters
Following the deaths of 17 Palestinians during protests that started yesterday in the Gaza Strip and the injuring of hundreds…
March 31, 2018
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Israel/OPT: Authorities must refrain from using excessive force in response to Palestine Land Day protests
Ahead of tomorrow’s planned protests marking Palestine Land Day, and amid reports that Israeli forces have warned that they will…
March 29, 2018
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Myanmar: New president must do more to hold perpetrators to account
Responding to the appointment of Win Myint as the new President of Myanmar, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia…
March 28, 2018
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Violence against protesters and journalists in Kurdistan Region shows blatant disregard for freedom of expression in Iraq
Responding to eyewitness accounts of journalists and demonstrators being subjected to physical and verbal attacks by security forces in the…
March 28, 2018
Report
Irresponsible Chinese mining operation threatens to wipe out coastal village in Mozambique
An irresponsible Chinese mining operation in Mozambique has put an entire coastal village of more than a thousand people at…
March 28, 2018
Press Release
Alton Sterling Decision Highlights Need for US to Meet International Standards on Lethal Force
Reacting to a news conference by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry stating the Louisiana Department of Justice would not prosecute…
March 27, 2018
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Israel: Deportation of African asylum-seekers is a cruel and misguided abandonment of responsibility
Israel’s policy of deporting African asylum-seekers to two unnamed African countries is an abdication of its responsibility to refugees and…
March 26, 2018
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Yemen: Huthi missile attack on Saudi Arabian cities is a possible war crime
Responding to reports that the Huthi armed group in Yemen fired seven ballistic missiles at airports in Riyadh and other…
March 26, 2018
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Amnesty International USA joins March for Our Lives Against Gun Violence
Amnesty International USA will have member and staff-led delegations in 14 cities around the country as part of the March…
March 24, 2018
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Amnesty International Calls for Accountability in the Shooting of Stephon Clark
In response to the fatal shooting of Stephen Clark, a 22-year old unarmed man, who went by Stephon, killed on…
March 23, 2018
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Fifteen-Year Old Girl and Father Released After Amnesty International USA Delivers Petitions to ICE
In an extraordinary move, fifteen-year old Astrid and her father Arturo were ordered released today. This morning, Amnesty International USA…
March 23, 2018
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Syria: Nowhere to hide for civilians killed by reported Russian air strike in Arbin
Responding to reports that an alleged Russian air strike using an incendiary weapon burned to death 37 civilians – mainly…
March 23, 2018