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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances persist globally
Governments around the world are consistently using enforced disappearances to secure their own power and silence opposition, said Amnesty International,…
August 29, 2016
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Pakistan: Where is Zeenat Shahzadi?
As the International Day of the Disappeared is marked around the world, Pakistan’s authorities must promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate…
August 29, 2016
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Cameroon: 130 people still missing 20 months after their arrest
Authorities in Cameroon must provide answers about the whereabouts of 130 men and boys still unaccounted for 20 months after…
August 29, 2016
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Israel/OPT: ‘Secret trial’ of Gaza aid worker will not deliver justice
The Israeli authorities must ensure that the trial of a detained humanitarian worker employed by the charity World Vision is…
August 29, 2016
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U.S. must go beyond resettlement goals and welcome more Syrian refugees
After reports that the United States will meet its goal of taking in 10,000 Syrian refugees, Amnesty International USA issued…
August 29, 2016
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Attacks on the rise in Honduras and Guatemala, the world’s deadliest countries for environmental activists
An insidious wave of threats, bogus charges, smear campaigns, attacks and killings of environmental and land activists in recent months…
August 29, 2016
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Amnesty International reaction to court decision to overturn burkini ban in France
Responding to the decision of France’s highest administrative court to overturn the ban on the burkini on a French beach,…
August 26, 2016
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Zimbabwe: Investigate fate and whereabouts of disappeared pro-democracy activist
The continued failure of Zimbabwe’s authorities to launch an effective investigation into the enforced disappearance of pro-democracy activist, Itai Dzamara,…
August 26, 2016
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Ukraine: Authorities must commit to a thorough investigation after 13 people released from secret detention
Fresh details of secret detention by the Ukrainian authorities have emerged following the release of 13 people from a Security…
August 26, 2016
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Malaysia: Sedition conviction must be quashed
The conviction of Mohammed Fakhrulrazi Mohammed Mokhtar for sedition should be quashed immediately, Amnesty International said today.
August 25, 2016
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Egypt: Refusal to release survivor of torture and disappearance an outrageous blow
The Egyptian authorities’ refusal to release Islam Khalil who was tortured and subjected to enforced disappearance for 122 days is…
August 25, 2016
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France: Upholding burkini ban risks giving green light for abuse of women and girls
Failure to overturn the ban on the burkini would be a missed opportunity to end an assault on women’s freedoms…
August 25, 2016