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Gun Violence Prevention Initiatives are Step in Right Direction
In response to several gun violence prevention initiatives announced by the White House today, Amnesty International USA’s Senior Campaigner for…
April 29, 2016
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Lesotho court ruling to allow ongoing detention of soldiers, raising further questions about fair trialÂ
A court ruling that allows the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) to continue to keep 16 soldiers detained raises further serious…
April 29, 2016
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Australia: Refugee death highlights fatal flaws in offshore processing
The death of another refugee in an Australian-run detention center on Nauru demonstrates the fatal flaws of a system that…
April 29, 2016
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U.S. Citizen’s Hard Labor Sentence in North Korea Shrouded in Secrecy
The government of North Korea must immediately disclose all details in the court case of U.S. citizen Kim Dong-chul, who…
April 29, 2016
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Kunduz Bombing Needs Independent Investigation
According to media reports, Department of Defense will be releasing public report on its investigation into the U.S. bombing of…
April 28, 2016
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China: Scrap Foreign NGO law aimed at choking civil society
The Chinese government must scrap a new law aimed at further smothering civil society, Amnesty International said today.
April 28, 2016
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Amnesty International urges Thailand to release Facebook commenters now
Thailand’s military government is brazenly seeking to shut down debate ahead of a referendum on a draft constitution, Amnesty International…
April 27, 2016
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Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas 100 days ahead of Rio Olympics
Residents in many of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are living in terror after at least 11 people have been killed…
April 26, 2016
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One year on, Burundians pay the price of entrenched human rights crisis
One year on from the start of the Burundi crisis, the human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate…
April 26, 2016
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Mass arrests in ruthlessly efficient bid to block peaceful protest in Egypt
Security forces arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people in response to planned protests in Egypt yesterday, said Amnesty International, after large…
April 26, 2016
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Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death in Bangladesh
Xulhaz Mannan, 35, the editor of Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s first LGBTI magazine, and his friend Tanay Mojumdar were both hacked to…
April 25, 2016
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Obama and Congress Must Do More for Refugees
In response to President Obama’s foreign policy speech today in Hannover, Germany describing the need for continued engagement in the…
April 25, 2016