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Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence of Keith Tharpe
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the death sentence today of Keith Tharpe, a black man who was on death row…
September 26, 2017
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Thousands of Lives In Danger As Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Responding to reports that President Trump will slashed the number of refugee admissions to the…
September 26, 2017
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USA/Australia/Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of refugees welcome, but fear remains
Responding to the news of the arrival of the first refugees into the USA from the Australian-run offshore detention centre…
September 26, 2017
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Muslim Ban Revision Risks More Suffering
Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea,…
September 24, 2017
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Trump Administration Should Not Gut Drone Protections
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following reports that the Trump administration is seeking to change U.S. government policy…
September 21, 2017
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Yemen: US-made bomb kills and maims children in deadly strike on residential homes
The bomb that destroyed a residential building in Yemen's capital last month, killing 16 civilians and injuring 17 more -…
September 21, 2017
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Iraq: Flawed Security Council resolution on IS threatens to entrench dangerous culture of impunity
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution passed today aimed at holding the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS)…
September 21, 2017
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Cameroon: Human rights groups demand release of students sentenced to 10 years over Boko Haram joke text
Authorities in Cameroon should drop all charges and release three students each sentenced to 10 years in prison for sharing…
September 21, 2017
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‘Give a Home’: Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds to host massive day of concerts in support of refugees
On September 20, 2017 Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds will be holding more than 300 concerts around the world for…
September 20, 2017
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Trump Callous Approach to Refugees Will Cost Lives
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on refugees today at the United Nations General Assembly,…
September 19, 2017
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi burying her head in the sand about Rakhine horrors
Reacting to today’s speech by Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto leader, on the crisis in…
September 19, 2017
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UN: Myanmar Rohingya exodus exposes abject failure of world leaders to deliver solution to refugee crisis
As almost 400,000 refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, world leaders meeting at the UN General Assembly should hang their…
September 18, 2017