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Nigeria: 1000 days since Chibok girls abduction, government must redouble efforts to secure freedom of all abductees
One thousand days after the chilling abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, the Nigerian government must redouble its efforts…
January 6, 2017
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Slovenia: Blatant proposals to strip refugees and asylum-seekers of their rights must be rejected
The Slovenian parliament must reject amendments to the Aliens Act that, once triggered, would deny refugees and asylum seekers the…
January 5, 2017
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Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the shooting deaths of…
January 4, 2017
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Conviction of Israeli solider must pave the way for justice for unlawful killings
The conviction of an Israeli soldier who shot dead a Palestinian man involved in a knife attack in Hebron as…
January 4, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Launches Aggressive Guantánamo Closure Campaign In Obama’s Final Days
As President Obama begins the final days of his presidency, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) launched an aggressive effort urging him…
January 3, 2017
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UN Security Council: Historic resolution calls on Israel to cease settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Following the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling on Israel to cease all settlement activities in the…
December 23, 2016
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South Sudan: Arms embargo, sanctions fail at UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council’s failure to approve a 23 December, 2016, resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo…
December 23, 2016
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UN resolution paves way for accountability on Syria war crimes
In response to the United Nations General Assembly resolution establishing an independent international mechanism to ensure accountability for war crimes…
December 22, 2016
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Children caught in the crossfire of the battle for Mosul suffer horrific injuries and trauma
The desperate plight of a generation of children is in the balance as the bloody battle for the city of…
December 20, 2016
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Saudi Arabia must immediately abandon all use of cluster munitions
Saudi Arabia should immediately abandon all use of cluster munitions, destroy its stockpile and accede to the international Convention on…
December 19, 2016
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UN Security Council Aleppo resolution long overdue
The protracted politicking and negotiations have finally resulted in a Security Council resolution allowing UN monitors to be sent to…
December 19, 2016
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Amnesty International USA to Co-Sponsor Women’s March on Washington on January 21
Amnesty International USA will co-sponsor the Women’s March on Washington, which is set for January 21, 2017, the day after…
December 16, 2016