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Rights violations loom large over Museveni inauguration in Uganda
The Ugandan authorities must halt the shameful assault on human rights that has cast a stain on the country’s electoral…
May 11, 2016
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Nizami execution in Bangladesh will not deliver justice
The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…
May 10, 2016
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Babies and children dying in military detention in Nigeria
Eleven children under the age of six, including four babies, are among 149 people who have died this year following…
May 10, 2016
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Human rights defender is killed in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities are failing to protect human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today following the killing of a prominent activist.
May 9, 2016
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The death penalty will not deliver security in Afghanistan
The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…
May 9, 2016
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Trial of former first lady Simone Gbagbo opens in Côte d’Ivoire
While today’s trial of former first lady Simone Gbagbo is an important step towards ending impunity in Côte d’Ivoire, Amnesty…
May 9, 2016
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EU: Council must end commercial advertising of brutal tools of torture in Europe
The European Union (EU) must immediately crack down on the unhindered commercial advertisement within its member states of security equipment…
May 9, 2016
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Mexican indigenous environmental activist named prisoner of conscience
A Mexican man unfairly imprisoned in what appears to be a punishment for his peaceful activism against illegal logging must…
May 9, 2016
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Amnesty International Says UN Refugee Plan Could Be a Game Changer
An upcoming United Nations plan for addressing the unprecedented global refugee crisis could be a game-changer if governments back it…
May 6, 2016
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Reckless closure of world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya will put lives at risk
The Kenyan government’s decision to close down two large refugee camps, including the world’s biggest at Dadaab, is likely to…
May 6, 2016
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Ethiopia must release opposition politician held for Facebook posts
The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent opposition politician facing a possible death sentence on trumped-up terrorism…
May 6, 2016
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Rape and murder of Dalit woman highlights persistence of caste, gender-based violence
Authorities in the south Indian state of Kerala must ensure an independent investigation into allegations of police inaction in a…
May 6, 2016