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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
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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
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Syria: Russia and U.S. Should Arrange Immediate Evacuation of Ten-Year Old Girl Shot by Sniper
Ghina Ahmad Wadi trapped in besieged town of Madaya and in excruciating pain. Her UK-based aunt issues appeal to UK government…
August 12, 2016
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Syria: Fresh chemical attack on Aleppo a war crime
The Syrian city of Aleppo has been hit by a suspected chlorine attack, which would amount to a war crime…
August 11, 2016
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Reaction to The Guardian’s damning report on refugee abuse on Nauru
Responding to The Guardian's "Nauru files" leak today, Amnesty International's Senior Director for Research Anna Neistat said: "This leak has laid bare…
August 11, 2016
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India: End of Irom Sharmila’s hunger strike an opportunity to repeal AFSPA
Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Irom Chanu Sharmila ended her 16-year-long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act…
August 10, 2016
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Philippines: President’s ‘Shoot to kill’ directive violates fundamental right to life
Philippine President Duterte’s promise on August 5 to maintain a “shoot to kill” order in his crackdown on crime is…
August 10, 2016
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Journalists detained for reporting on corruption in Oman
Oman’s authorities have carried out a string of journalist arrests in recent weeks signaling a growing crackdown on freedom of…
August 10, 2016
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Maldives: New defamation bill another blow to free media
Responding to the Maldivian Parliament’s passage today of a new defamation bill, Champa Patel, Amnesty International’s Director, South Asia Regional…
August 10, 2016
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Congressional letter urges State Department to address human rights in Mexico
Amnesty International supported a letter that Congressman Alan Lowenthal, along with 68 of his House of Representatives colleagues, sent to…
August 10, 2016