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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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