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Greece: People displaced by imminent closure of refugee camps must get safe and adequate housing
Greek authorities must ensure that refugees and migrants expected to start being evacuated from three Elliniko camps tomorrow, are provided…
May 22, 2017
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Indonesia: Government exploiting pornography law to target LGBTI community
In response to the news that 141 men in Jakarta, Indonesia, have been arrested after attending what police described as…
May 22, 2017
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Trump Must Press Israel to Stop Building Settlements During Visit
President Trump will travel to Israel today to meet with Israeli and Palestinians officials to press for a peace deal…
May 22, 2017
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Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal is Unconscionable
Responding to the news that President Trump has finalized an arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his trip to the…
May 20, 2017
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Trump visit to Saudi Arabia risks giving green light to violations of human rights
The glaring absence of human rights from Trump’s agenda for his trip to Saudi Arabia will only embolden further violations…
May 19, 2017
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Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal
“It seems to me that transparency in government is a fundamental prerequisite to ensuring and protecting the freedom and dignity…
May 17, 2017
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Trump and Erdogan meeting no time for self-congratulation
"While these two leaders sit and congratulate each other in the White House, thousands of people around the world are…
May 16, 2017
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Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments Regarding Muslim and Refugee Ban
“This ban is nothing more than an effort to write anti-Muslim bigotry into law,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of…
May 15, 2017
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Knee-jerk repression as LGBTI activists arrested over Chechnya petition
Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, responds to today’s detention of five LGBTI activists…
May 11, 2017
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Venezuela: Use of military courts against civilians undermines rule of law
The use of military courts to try civilians in Venezuela undermines the rule of law in the country, violating the…
May 10, 2017
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El Salvador: Critical opportunity to put an end to total criminalization of abortion
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has a historic opportunity to reject the criminalization of abortion and protect the health…
May 8, 2017
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Amnesty International Mobilizes Members for National Week of Resistance Against Muslim Ban
This week Amnesty International is mobilizing its 1.2 million members and supporters in the U.S. to join with the American…
May 8, 2017