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Turkey: Global stunts and vigils mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty chair
Ahead of today’s international day of action, marking his 300th day behind bars, the imprisoned honorary chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kılıç, has expressed his heartfelt thanks to all those…
April 4, 2018
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Sending National Guard to Border Could Endanger Vulnerable Families
President Trump is expected to sign a proclamation today to send the National Guard to the US-Mexico border until a…
April 4, 2018
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Hundreds of Human Rights Activists Gathering in NYC for Amnesty International’s 23rd Annual ‘Get on the Bus’ event
This Friday, April 6, human rights activists of all ages will travel to New York City to participate in peaceful…
April 4, 2018
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Vietnam: New research reveals almost 100 prisoners of conscience as crackdown on dissent intensifies
There are at least 97 prisoners of conscience languishing in jails in Vietnam, many of whom are kept incommunicado in…
April 3, 2018
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President Trump’s plans to militarize border could cost lives
President Trump stated today that he plans to further militarize the US-Mexico border until a wall is built. He also…
April 3, 2018
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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