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DRC: Chilling crackdown on dissent amidst election delays
The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have overseen a systematic crackdown on opponents of President Joseph Kabila’s…
September 13, 2016
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Coalition of NGO and Diaspora Groups Support Ethiopia Human Rights Resolution
The undersigned civil society organizations applaud U.S. Representatives Chris Smith, Keith Ellison and Mike Coffman for introducing House Resolution 861,…
September 13, 2016
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India: Global standards on police use of force violated in Kashmir
Security forces are using arbitrary and excessive force in response to protests in Jammu and Kashmir, violating international standards and…
September 12, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Urges President Obama to Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier With New Advocacy Video
To mark his 72nd birthday today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a new video urging President Obama to grant clemency…
September 12, 2016
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Iraq: Kurdish authorities must end disgraceful detention of Yezidi woman who survived IS captivity
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) must immediately end the shocking and arbitrary detention of a Yezidi woman who has been…
September 9, 2016
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Authorities Must Protect Peaceful Protest Following Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline
While a federal court has ruled construction on a disputed pipeline in North Dakota can go forward, authorities must continue…
September 9, 2016
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New video highlights escape from IS of two wheelchair-bound refugees
Footage released by Amnesty International today shows the remarkable journey of two refugees, Alan Mohammad, 30, and his sister Gyan,…
September 8, 2016
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Zimbabwe: Allow public demonstrations as per court ruling
The government of Zimbabwe must respect a court ruling overturning the ban on protests in the country, Amnesty International said…
September 7, 2016
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Russia: Blogger jailed for playing Pokémon Go in a cathedral must be immediately released
The detention of Ruslan Sokolovsky, a Russian blogger from Yekaterinburg (Urals region) who was sentenced to administrative arrest for two…
September 6, 2016
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Bangladesh: Release Facebook user who criticised Prime Minister
The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately release a 22-year-old student activist detained for two Facebook posts criticising the country’s Prime Minister,…
September 6, 2016
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Obama and ASEAN in Laos: The questions journalists should be allowed to ask
In advance of the US-ASEAN Summit, the Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do…
September 6, 2016
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Viet Nam: President Hollande must back one woman’s fight for justice
President Francois Hollande of France must confront Vietnamese authorities over their treatment of one women’s fight for justice when he…
September 6, 2016