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Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement on Drone Casualty Disclosure
Today, the Obama administration announced that it will soon disclose its assessment of the number of individuals killed by U.S.…
March 7, 2016
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Bahrain: Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality
March 7, 2016
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North Korea: Tightened controls on communications with the outside world leave families devastated
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political…
March 7, 2016
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Bahrain: Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality
Eleven people could face imminent expulsion from Bahrain tomorrow if their deportation orders are upheld in two separate appeal hearings,…
March 7, 2016
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Amnesty International urges leaders at EU-Turkey Summit to not wash hands of refugee rights
European leaders’ attempts to use Turkey as their border guard to stop refugees and asylum-seekers heading to the EU is…
March 4, 2016
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Zaman newspaper taken over as Turkish government steamrolls press freedom
Today’s government takeover of Zaman newspaper is the latest deeply troubling episode of the Turkish authorities’ ongoing onslaught on dissenting…
March 4, 2016
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Malawi: Discovery of head of boy with albinism exposes protection failures
The sickening discovery of the severed head of a nine-year-old boy with albinism in Malawi shows the grave risk to…
March 3, 2016
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Lottery approach to health care for women in Latin America is putting thousands of lives at risk
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems…
March 3, 2016
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Brutal murder of indigenous leader in Honduras a tragedy waiting to happen
The brutal killing of a vocal indigenous leader in Honduras paints a terrifying picture of the dangers faced by human…
March 3, 2016
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Syrian and Russian forces targeting hospitals as a strategy of war
Russian and Syrian government forces appear to have deliberately and systematically targeted hospitals and other medical facilities over the last…
March 2, 2016
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No justice for torture victims in Kazakhstan
Authorities in Kazakhstan are failing in their duty to promptly, impartially and effectively investigate reports of torture and other ill-treatment…
March 1, 2016
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Investors Warned: Shell Faces Two More Lawsuits for Nigeria Oil Spills
Shell’s failure to maintain and protect pipelines may leave it liable to a raft of compensation claims from dozens of…
March 1, 2016