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Official response to Rakhine and Rohingya crisis in Myanmar ‘unconscionable’
The statement by Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s office, which claims that the government is defending all the people…
September 6, 2017
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Boko Haram’s renewed campaign sparks sharp rise in civilian deaths
A major resurgence in Boko Haram attacks and suicide bombings in Cameroon and Nigeria has left at least 381 civilians…
September 5, 2017
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Restrictions on international aid to Rohingya and Rakhine state putting thousands at risk
The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in…
September 4, 2017
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Kenyan Supreme Court annuls presidential election in historic ruling
Responding to the Kenyan Supreme Court’s decision to annul last month’s presidential election and order a re-run, Justus Nyang’aya, Country…
September 1, 2017
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Amnesty International USA and Texas Groups Urge U.S. Government to Protect Immigrants’ Rights in Harvey’s Wake
A letter from Amnesty International USA, and local Texas groups Grassroots Leadership and Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and…
August 30, 2017
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Military Weapons to Local Law Enforcement a Grave Mistake
Following remarks from Attorney General Jeff Sessions stating President Trump’s intention to reverse an executive order by President Obama limiting…
August 28, 2017
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Governments completely out of touch with citizens on refugee issues, new survey reveals
A new survey released by the World Economic Foundation (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees exposes just how out…
August 28, 2017
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Trump’s Transgender Military Policy is Cruel and Discriminatory
Following President Donald Trump’s signing of a new directive banning future transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, Tarah Demant,…
August 25, 2017
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Florida conducts its first execution in a year and a half
For the first time since the Supreme Court ruled against the state’s capital sentencing statute, Florida has executed a prisoner,…
August 24, 2017
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Amnesty International Reacts to U.S. Withholding Military Aid to Egypt
Following the announcement that the U.S. will withhold military aid to Egypt until it addresses human rights concerns, Adotei Akwei,…
August 23, 2017
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Florida set to conduct its first execution in a year and a half
Ahead of a planned resumption of executions in Florida on August 24, 18 months after the last one, Amnesty International…
August 23, 2017
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Palestine: Dangerous escalation in attacks on freedom of expression
The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and their rivals, the de-facto Hamas administration in Gaza, have both tightened the…
August 23, 2017