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Armed opposition groups committing war crimes in Aleppo city
Armed groups surrounding the Sheikh Maqsoud district of Aleppo city have repeatedly carried out indiscriminate attacks that have struck civilian…
May 12, 2016
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Sudanese President Al-Bashir must be arrested in Uganda and surrendered to the ICC
Uganda must immediately arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and hand him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Amnesty…
May 12, 2016
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Teenager tortured into confessing is days away from execution in Iran
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…
May 12, 2016
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Syria: Comprehensive humanitarian access needed after aid delivery to besieged Daraya thwarted and followed by deadly shelling
The Syrian government’s refusal today to allow a sorely needed humanitarian aid convoy into the town of Daraya is a…
May 12, 2016
Press Release
Rights violations loom large over Museveni inauguration in Uganda
The Ugandan authorities must halt the shameful assault on human rights that has cast a stain on the country’s electoral…
May 11, 2016
Report
If you see it, you will cry: Life and death in Giwa barracks
Eleven children under the age of six, including four babies, are among 149 people who have died this year following…
May 10, 2016
Press Release
Babies and children dying in military detention in Nigeria
Eleven children under the age of six, including four babies, are among 149 people who have died this year following…
May 10, 2016
Press Release
Nizami execution in Bangladesh will not deliver justice
The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…
May 10, 2016
Press Release
Mexican indigenous environmental activist named prisoner of conscience
A Mexican man unfairly imprisoned in what appears to be a punishment for his peaceful activism against illegal logging must…
May 9, 2016
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EU: Council must end commercial advertising of brutal tools of torture in Europe
The European Union (EU) must immediately crack down on the unhindered commercial advertisement within its member states of security equipment…
May 9, 2016
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Trial of former first lady Simone Gbagbo opens in Côte d’Ivoire
While today’s trial of former first lady Simone Gbagbo is an important step towards ending impunity in Côte d’Ivoire, Amnesty…
May 9, 2016
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The death penalty will not deliver security in Afghanistan
The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…
May 9, 2016