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U.S. Risks Complicity by Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the United States this week from March 19 to 22. On Tuesday,…
March 19, 2018
Report
Nigeria: Amnesty activists uncover serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni
A groundbreaking research project by Amnesty International has exposed evidence of serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni, whose…
March 15, 2018
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Jamaica: Amnesty International supporters take half a million actions to end impunity for unlawful police killings
Accompanied by relatives of people killed by police across the Americas, Amnesty International today delivered 64,331 letters and signatures to…
March 15, 2018
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Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco
The targeted assassination of Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender and city councilor known for denouncing police abuses and…
March 15, 2018
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SYRIA: Seven years of catastrophic failure by the international community
To mark the seventh anniversary of the Syria conflict, Amnesty International is calling for the international community to assume its…
March 15, 2018
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El Salvador: Government must decriminalize abortion following release of woman jailed for stillbirth
Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín, a 34-year-old woman who spent 15 years in prison after suffering a stillbirth, was released from…
March 14, 2018
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Philippines: Duterte’s misguided ICC withdrawal comes too late to stop wheels of justice
Responding to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s pledge to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court today (ICC), Amnesty International’s…
March 14, 2018
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Pompeo and Haspel Must Disavow Torture and Other Abuses as Nominees for State and CIA
In response to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be replaced by current CIA director Mike Pompeo –…
March 13, 2018
Press Release
Bangladesh: International support for Rohingya refugees is urgently needed
Responding to the news that UN officials have called for nearly $1bn (USD) in assistance for the nearly one million…
March 12, 2018
Report
Remaking Rakhine State
Myanmar’s Rakhine State is being militarized at an alarming pace, as authorities are building security force bases and bulldozing land…
March 11, 2018
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Iran: New evidence of appalling treatment of women human rights defenders held in Shahr-e Rey prison
Two women human rights defenders jailed for defending women’s rights and opposing the death penalty are being subjected to escalating…
March 9, 2018
Press Release
Washington State Passes Law Addressing Lethal Force by Police
The Washington state legislature passed two measures last night which will help hold police accountable when they use lethal force,…
March 9, 2018