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Nigeria: Tens of thousands of residents of waterfront communities at risk of imminent mass forced evictions in Lagos
Authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos State must immediately abandon plans to demolish all irregular structures in waterfront communities across the state…
October 13, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign on President Obama’s Last 100 Days
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is launching a new campaign calling on President Obama to prioritize human rights during his last…
October 11, 2016
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Ilham Tohti: 2016 Martin Ennals Award Laureate for Human Rights Defenders
The Martin Ennals Foundation has today announced Ilham Tohti as the 2016 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. Ilham…
October 11, 2016
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Sudan: International chemical weapons investigation urgently needed into horrific Jebel Marra attacks
Member states of the international body responsible for monitoring the use of chemical weapons must trigger an investigation into the…
October 11, 2016
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Pakistan: Drop travel ban on Dawn journalist
Pakistan’s authorities must immediately revoke a travel ban on a leading journalist and allow the media to operate freely and…
October 11, 2016
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Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was arrested when…
October 11, 2016
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Jordan: Aid deliveries to refugees trapped in desert must be followed by long-term solution
Reports about the resumption of humanitarian aid to 75,000 refugees stranded in a remote, arid area along the Jordanian-Syrian border…
October 10, 2016
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Digital volunteers to expose Darfur human rights violations in ‘revolutionary’ crowdsourcing project
Amnesty International is building a network of digital volunteers to help uncover human rights violations and abuses in the conflict-ravaged…
October 7, 2016
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Iraq: Yezidi survivors of horrific abuse in IS captivity neglected by international community
Yezidi women and girls who have been enslaved, raped beaten and otherwise tortured by the armed group calling itself Islamic…
October 7, 2016
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Philippines: Duterte’s 100 days of carnage
100 days after Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines, a wave of unlawful killings has already claimed more than…
October 7, 2016
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Guinea: One Year On, No Justice for Election Violence
Authorities in Guinea should take concrete and immediate steps to ensure justice for the victims and the families of those…
October 7, 2016
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Nobel Peace Prize shows Colombia must not close the door on hopes for peace with justice
Today’s awarding of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos underscores the expectation that Colombians will…
October 7, 2016