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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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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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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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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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Iran: Writer facing imminent imprisonment for story about stoning
Iranian authorities must immediately repeal the conviction and sentence of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, a writer and human rights activist who…
October 6, 2016
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Afghanistan: Civilians describe severe shortages of food and medicine in embattled Kunduz
The Afghan government and Taliban forces should urgently facilitate swift and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief into Kunduz, where thousands…
October 6, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Launches Annual Write for Rights Campaign
Together, we can secure justice for people whose human rights are under threat, Amnesty International USA said today as it…
October 5, 2016
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Ethiopia: Renewed protests underline need to investigate after dozens killed in stampede
Fresh protests in Ethiopia since dozens of protesters were killed in a stampede at a religious festival on 2 October…
October 5, 2016
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Thailand: Denial of entry to Hong Kong student activist a new blow to freedom of expression
The decision to deny Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong entry into Thailand underscores the government’s willingness to suppress the…
October 5, 2016
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British forces should not be above the law when it comes to torture, says Amnesty
Responding to reports that Prime Minister, Theresa May, and Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, will today announce that the UK’s obligations…
October 4, 2016
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Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must revoke an order to stop the printing and publication of Kashmir Reader, a Srinagar-based English…
October 4, 2016
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Reaction to Yahoo email scans
"If true, this news will greatly undermine trust in the internet. For a company to secretly search all incoming emails of all…
October 4, 2016