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Press Release
Transfer of Guantánamo Detainee Slahi Long Overdue
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who has been held in the Guantanamo detention camp without charge or trial since 2002, has been…
October 17, 2016
Report
Australia’s regime of cruelty has turned Nauru into an open-air prison
The Australian government is subjecting refugees and asylum seekers to an elaborate and cruel system of abuse – brazenly flouting…
October 14, 2016
Report
Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s role in a deepening refugee crisis
Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence Governments in Central America are fuelling a deepening…
October 13, 2016
Press Release
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
Press Release
Indonesia: Halt chemical castration and expansion of the scope of death penalty
Indonesia’s authorities must immediately repeal provisions that allow sex offenders to be punished by forced chemical castration and even the…
October 13, 2016
Press Release
Nigeria: Privacy of 21 Chibok girls released should be a priority
Responding to the announcement by Nigerian government that secured the release of 21 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram Netsanet…
October 13, 2016
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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