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Yemen: Huthi authorities must release detained Bahá’ís, end crackdown on minorities
The Huthi armed group in control of parts of Yemen must immediately ensure the release of all 27 members of…
August 17, 2016
Press Release
Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees
Responding to today’s reports that the Australian Government-run refugee detention centre on Manus Island will close Anna Neistat, Amnesty International’s…
August 17, 2016
Press Release
Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage in Argentina, a step forward for human rights
A ruling to release a woman sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage in Argentina is a…
August 17, 2016
Report
‘It breaks the human’: Torture, disease and death in Syria’s prisons
Harrowing accounts of torture, inhuman conditions and mass deaths in Syria’s prisons The horrifying experiences of detainees subjected to rampant…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International India responds to sedition allegations
On August 15, a First Information Report was reportedly registered against Amnesty International India with regard to an event held…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
Hundreds of thousands more risk displacement sparking fresh humanitarian crisis in Iraq
Increased humanitarian assistance is urgently required to alleviate the suffering of millions of Iraqis displaced across the country and to…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
Singapore: Contempt of court bill is a threat to freedom of expression
Singapore’s Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill is a broad and vaguely worded law that will impose yet another undue restriction…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
South Sudan: One year since peace deal, justice still elusive for victims
Renewed violence underscores the urgency of bringing to account those responsible for crimes under international law committed during South Sudan’s…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
Yemen: Bombardment of MSF hospital a deplorable attack
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s aerial bombardment of a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Yemen is an atrocious…
August 15, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Major Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees
Contact: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] Today the Department of Defense announced 15 detainees were transferred from the Guantánamo Bay detention site.…
August 15, 2016
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Syria: 10-year-old girl to receive urgent surgery following evacuation from besieged Madaya
A 10-year-old Syrian girl seriously wounded by sniper fire from a Syrian government forces checkpoint in Madaya was successfully evacuated…
August 14, 2016
Press Release
Burundi: UN findings must be a wake-up call on torture
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) issued a wake-up call to Burundi today, said Amnesty International after the Committee flagged…
August 12, 2016