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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign with Powerful Video on Torture
As the U.S. witnesses a growing climate of prejudice and scapegoating, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is launching a new campaign…
June 24, 2016
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Amnesty International USA: Congressional Sit-in Highlights Need for Urgent Bipartisan Reform
In response to the sit-in taking place on the House floor as part of an effort to bring a vote…
June 23, 2016
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Response to border bombing must not include push-back of refugees
The “iron fist” security response pledged by Jordanian authorities in the wake of Tuesday’s car bombing of a military outpost…
June 22, 2016
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Shots fired amid attempt to illegally push Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers back out to sea in Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities in Aceh are endangering lives of a group of more than 40 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers…
June 17, 2016
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Continued imprisonment of 17 activists in Angola a gross injustice
Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the 17 activists arrested on trumped up charges, said Amnesty International today as…
June 17, 2016
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Economic emergency in Brazil is no excuse to cut social services and security short ahead of Olympics
A new decree by the governor of Rio de Janeiro authorizing spending cuts ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games must…
June 17, 2016
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Azerbaijan: Human rights record still not roadworthy as Formula 1 hits Baku
The international community must not be duped by surface-level efforts to smooth out Azerbaijan’s human rights record, which remains dire,…
June 16, 2016
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Ruling upholding anal tests on gay men in Kenya unacceptable
Today’s ruling by the High Court in Mombasa upholding the legality of anal tests on men suspected of engaging in…
June 16, 2016
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Indonesia must allow stranded Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to disembark
The Indonesian central government should allow dozens of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers, including a pregnant woman and nine children,…
June 15, 2016
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EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya
The EU’s plans to cooperate more closely with Libya on migration risk fuelling the rampant ill-treatment and indefinite detention in…
June 13, 2016
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Rights of people with albinism must be guaranteed in Malawi
Malawian officials must live up to their promises to end violence against people with albinism and tackle discrimination against this…
June 13, 2016
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Imminent forced eviction of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil flagrantly unjust
The planned forced eviction of nine families of the Guarani Kaiowá Apika’y Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral lands in Mato…
June 13, 2016