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Serious gaps exposed in Luxembourg banking regulations to stem reckless arms trade that fuels atrocities
Inadequate and incomplete regulations and policies on financing the arms sector mean there is little to stop banks from financing…
January 29, 2016
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Chinese authorities intensify crackdown against critics with deplorable jail terms for rights activists
Three Chinese human rights campaigners who were handed jail sentences on Friday for publishing books on democracy and activism are…
January 29, 2016
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Myanmar must scrap or amend new law that could grant immunity to former presidents
Myanmar should immediately repeal or amend a new law passed today which could grant former presidents blanket immunity for human…
January 28, 2016
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Turkey fails to respond to desperate pleas of seriously injured as deaths mount
The Turkish authorities are failing to respond to the desperate pleas of more than 20 injured residents sheltering for six…
January 28, 2016
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Dutch plan for EU refugee swap with Turkey is morally bankrupt
A new plan to tackle unprecedented refugee flows to Europe, mooted by the Dutch Presidency of the European Union today,…
January 28, 2016
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Satellite evidence in Burundi supports witness accounts of mass graves
Compelling new satellite images, video footage and witness accounts analyzed by Amnesty International in a new briefing strongly indicate that…
January 27, 2016
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Appeals court in Egypt upholds prison sentence for five activists including poet Ahmed Said
Today’s appeals court ruling upholding a two-year prison sentence for five activists, who were convicted of allegedly taking part in…
January 27, 2016
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AIUSA reaction to recommendations to reduce prison population
The Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections released recommendations on prison reform today. The recommendations include ending mandatory minimums…
January 26, 2016
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20-year-old in Egypt marks two years in jail for anti-torture t-shirt
The continued detention of Mahmoud Hussein, a 20-year-old student who has spent more than two years in jail without charge…
January 26, 2016
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Morocco ramps up crackdown on press freedom with trial over citizen journalism
Tomorrow’s trial of seven Moroccan journalists and activists on charges including “undermining state security” and “failing to report foreign funding,”…
January 26, 2016
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UN must act on call for South Sudan arms embargo
The UN Security Council must act immediately on the recommendations of its own panel of experts and enforce a comprehensive…
January 26, 2016
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AIUSA reacts to criminal justice reforms on solitary confinement
The Department of Justice issued guiding principles and policy recommendations this evening that would limit the use of solitary confinement and restrictive housing…
January 26, 2016