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Malaysia travel ban marks an escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissent

The Malaysian government’s plans to revoke or refuse to issue passports to critics is yet another demonstration of increasing intolerance…

May 18, 2016

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Authorities in India Must End Impunity for Attacks on Journalists

Indian authorities must bring to justice those behind the murder of a journalist shot dead last week in the state…

May 17, 2016

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Mauritania: Anti-slavery activists released 

The release of two anti-slavery activists, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid and Brahim Bilal, who spent 20 months in jail…

May 17, 2016

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Deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad show disgraceful disregard for human life

Today’s multiple bombings in Baghdad, in which media agencies have reported the deaths of at least 63 people and injuries…

May 17, 2016

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Kenya must investigate police crackdown against protesters

Yesterday’s brutal crackdown by Kenyan police against protesters must be urgently and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International.

May 17, 2016

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Political crisis in Brazil jeopardizes human rights agenda

Public statement by Amnesty International

May 17, 2016

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Where is my father: Detention and disappearance in Huthi-controlled Yemen

The Huthi armed group, supported by state security forces, has carried out a wave of arrests of its opponents, arbitrarily…

May 16, 2016

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Spree of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and torture by Huthi forces to persecute opponents in Yemen

The Huthi armed group, supported by state security forces, has carried out a wave of arrests of its opponents, arbitrarily…

May 16, 2016

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President Obama must call Viet Nam to release over 80 Prisoners of Conscience

When President Obama travels to Viet Nam this month, he must call for the immediate and unconditional release of over…

May 16, 2016

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Amnesty International USA Joins Illinois Groups in Calling for Passage of Solitary Confinement Reform

Amnesty International USA has joined with local groups including Uptown People’s Law Center and Black and Pink in calling for…

May 16, 2016

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Nigeria: False military claims against Amnesty International’s Giwa barracks report

The claim by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar that Amnesty International was granted access to Giwa barracks detention center and that…

May 13, 2016

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Boko Haram Summit: Human rights must be foundation of regional response

Accountability for human rights violations and abuses should be an indispensable part of the regional response to Boko Haram, Amnesty…

May 13, 2016