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Pope’s visit in Myanmar highlights horrific crimes against Rohingya
Reacting to the remarks by Pope Francis during his visit to Myanmar today, Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International’s Deputy Campaigns…
November 28, 2017
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Police return to lethal drug operations would be a ‘human rights disaster’ in the Philippines
Reacting to the news that the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte is again considering expanding the role of the police in…
November 23, 2017
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Rohingya returns in Myanmar unthinkable until apartheid system is dismantled
In response to news that the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to return close to a…
November 23, 2017
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Turkey: Global figures join call to “end gross injustice” as trial of Amnesty Chair and Director and other rights activists resumes
More than 70 renowned cultural and political figures have come together to demand that Turkish authorities drop trumped-up terrorism charges against 11…
November 22, 2017
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Court decision to keep Amnesty Turkey Chair in jail flies in the face of reason
Responding to today’s decision by the Istanbul Court to continue the pre-trial detention of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair, Taner Kılıç,…
November 22, 2017
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State Department Acknowledges Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the sustained and systemic attacks on the Rohingya population by the Myanmar military “ethnic…
November 22, 2017
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Zimbabwe: Post-Mugabe government must open new chapter of respect for rights
Responding to the news that Robert Mugabe has resigned as President of Zimbabwe, Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International…
November 21, 2017
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Amnesty reveals alarming impact of online abuse against women
New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on…
November 19, 2017
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USA, UK and France risk complicity in collective punishment of civilians in Yemen
The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is…
November 17, 2017
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Cuba: Job sector, a tool of repression as perceived critics face jobless life
Ordinary Cubans perceived to be even subtly critical of life in the country face a future of harassment at work,…
November 16, 2017
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Amnesty International Responds to Tillerson’s Myanmar Meetings
In response to Secretary Tillerson’s meetings with government and military officials in Myanmar, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations…
November 15, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) today. Amnesty International USA urged lawmakers to…
November 14, 2017