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Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk
A shocking 103 percent increase in police killings in Rio de Janeiro between April and June of 2016 and 2015…
August 1, 2016
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Amnesty International Delegation Concludes Human Rights Monitoring as Republican and Democratic Conventions End
Spate of Human Rights Violations at US Protests Led to Unprecedented Monitoring
July 29, 2016
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Chad: Victims in the case against Hissène Habré awarded reparation
The decision to grant reparation to thousands of victims in the case against former Chadian president Hissène Habrémarks a significant…
July 29, 2016
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Fatal airstrike on maternity hospital in Syria a potential war crime
An aerial attack which struck and partially destroyed a maternity hospital in rural Idlib province, north-western Syria, this afternoon appears…
July 29, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Observes Largely Peaceful Protests on Third Day of Democratic National Convention
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) deployed human rights observers to monitor protests at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH, last…
July 28, 2016
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Syria: Safe passage for civilians will not avert humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo city
Unfettered and impartial humanitarian assistance is urgently needed to alleviate the suffering of thousands of civilians in Aleppo city on…
July 28, 2016
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Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners in Australia shows current detention system has failed
Chilling footage showing detained Indigenous children being tear gassed and a child being hooded and strapped to a restraint chair…
July 28, 2016
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Jokowi should not become the most prolific executioner in recent Indonesian history
The Indonesian authorities have told the relatives of 14 death row prisoners that they will execute them by firing squad…
July 28, 2016
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Turkey: Intensified crackdown on media increases atmosphere of fear
As Turkey enters its second week of a three month state of emergency, the ongoing crackdown on civil society and…
July 28, 2016
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Venezuela: New regime effectively amounts to forced labor
A new decree establishing that any employee in Venezuela can be effectively made to work in the country’s fields as…
July 28, 2016
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DRC: Release of six youth activists must lead to freedom for all prisoners of conscience
The release yesterday of six youth activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo by way of presidential pardons will be…
July 27, 2016
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South Sudan: Government forces continue to commit war crimes despite peace agreement
Amid a fresh outbreak of fighting in South Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International reveals the true horror suffered…
July 27, 2016