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Libya: European governments complicit in horrific abuse of refugees and migrants
European governments are knowingly “complicit” in the torture and exploitation of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by…
December 11, 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
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Secret Policies on Lethal Strikes and Raids Puts Lives in Danger
According to reports, the U.S. government has adopted secret policies allowing lethal strikes and raids to be conducted away from…
December 6, 2017
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UN: China fails to scupper resolution on Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya
Responding to the failed attempt by China, Philippines and Burundi to vote down a UN Human Rights Council resolution on…
December 5, 2017
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Philippines: Police reinstatement in “drug war” threatens catastrophic return to mass killing
Responding to the news that President Duterte has ordered the police to resume their role in supporting his administration’s so-called…
December 5, 2017
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Deadly but Preventable Attacks: Killings and Enforced Disappearances of Those who Defend Human Rights
States around the world are failing in their duty to effectively protect people who defend human rights, leading to an…
December 4, 2017
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Amnesty Responds to Supreme Court Travel Ban Decision
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow President Trump’s travel ban to go into full effect, Ashley Houghton, tactical campaigns…
December 4, 2017