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Venezuela: Ban on protests lays groundwork for mass human rights violations
The security plan announced ahead of the elections for the Constituent Assembly in Venezuela this Sunday banning protests against the vote is laying the groundwork for a new wave of mass human rights violations, said Amnesty International.
July 28, 2017
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls for Release of Jailed Activists in Turkey, Including Amnesty Staff
Speaking at an event in Sydney, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he ‘deplored’ the actions of the Turkish authorities in arresting human rights activists, including Idil Eser, Amnesty’s Turkey Director, and Taner Kiliç, Amnesty’s Turkey Chair, the Foreign Secretary said:
July 28, 2017
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Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli forces attacked peaceful crowds of Palestinians as they gathered at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this afternoon for the first time since Israel lifted recent security measures imposed at the site, according to Amnesty International staff at the scene.
July 27, 2017
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Village council ‘revenge’ rape order must prompt urgent reforms in Pakistan
The rape of a teenage girl ordered by a village council in ‘revenge’ for a rape allegedly committed by her brother is the latest in a long series of horrific incidents and must lead to urgent reforms, said Amnesty International today.
July 27, 2017
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President Trump’s Prejudice Laid Bare in Transgender Military Announcement
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following tweets from President Donald Trump announcing he would no longer allow transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military, Tarah Demant, Amnesty International USA’s director of Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program: “Today’s announcement violates the human rights of all transgender Americans. It lays bare the president’s prejudice and underlines the fact that creating policy based on bigotry is becoming a dangerous and cruel pattern for President Trump. The administration continues to target minority communities without pause and without facts. From stripping protections from transgender students to today’s announcement, the Trump administration has made clear…
July 26, 2017
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Ohio Conducts First Execution in Three Years
The state of Ohio has executed Ronald R. Phillips tonight, marking the first execution that the state has carried out since 2014. Phillips’ execution was opposed by groups including human rights organizations, faith leaders, correctional officers, and exonerated former death-row prisoners.
July 26, 2017
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Turkey: Foreign Minister’s baseless allegations threaten entire human rights movement
Responding to statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu at a press conference following his meeting with High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, John Dalhuisen said:
July 25, 2017
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Amnesty International Urges EU Officials to Raise Issue of Detained Human Rights Defenders with Turkish minister
While members and activists demonstrated outside, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, met with the European Commission’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, and asked her to urgently raise the issue of jailed human rights defenders at her meeting with the Turkish Foreign Affairs and EU Ministers later today. Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and Chair, Idil Eser and Taner Kılıç are currently in detention facing terrorism related charges.
July 25, 2017
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Prior to meeting with Turkish foreign minister, EU official to discuss jailed activists with Amnesty chief
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, will urge EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini to urgently raise the issue of jailed human rights defenders — including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and Chair, Idil Eser and Taner Kılıç — at her meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister tomorrow morning.
July 24, 2017
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Resuming Executions in Ohio Will Not Serve Justice
After a three-year hiatus, the state of Ohio is scheduled to resume executions this week. Ronald R. Phillips is scheduled to be put to death on July 26, despite outcry from groups including human rights organizations, faith leaders, correctional officers, and exonerated former death-row prisoners.
July 24, 2017
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Poland Presidential Veto is a Step Back from the Brink
Following an announcement by Poland’s president Andrzej Duda that he will veto two controversial judicial reform bills which would have granted the ruling Law and Justice Party wide ranging control of the judiciary, Gauri Van Gulik, Deputy Europe Director at Amnesty International, said the following.
July 24, 2017
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Kabul bombing is a war crime
Responding to the deaths of 24 people and the wounding of 42 when a car packed with explosives rammed into a bus in western Kabul this morning, in an attack claimed by the Taliban, Amnesty International’s Afghanistan Researcher, Horia Mosadiq, said:
July 24, 2017