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Syria: Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a…
December 22, 2015
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Moving Juveniles Out of Adult Prisons in New York Must Be Followed by Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed an executive order requiring all minors to be housed in juvenile facilities, rather than adult…
December 22, 2015
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China: Guilty verdict against lawyer Pu Zhiqiang a gross injustice
The three year suspended prison sentence handed down against human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang is a deliberate attempt by the…
December 22, 2015
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France: New law threatens to make emergency measures the new norm
A proposed change to France’s Constitution would put many people at even greater risk of human rights violations by giving…
December 22, 2015
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Burundi: Extrajudicial executions and systematic killings must be investigated
Security forces systematically killed dozens of people, including by extrajudicial execution, on the single bloodiest day of Burundi’s escalating crisis,…
December 22, 2015
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President Obama Must End Indefinite Detention, not Relocate It
During his year-end press conference today, President Obama referred to an 'irreducible population’ at Guantánamo and referenced his forthcoming plan…
December 18, 2015
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Dow Must Show Up at Criminal Court Hearing in Bhopal
US chemical giant Dow must respond to court summons and show up on Saturday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM)…
December 18, 2015
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Jordan: Imminent deportation of Darfuris to Sudan is an ‘absolute disgrace’
Jordan must not deport the approximately 800 Sudanese asylum-seekers currently being held near Queen Ali International Airport in Amman, Amnesty…
December 18, 2015
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Japan: Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue
The Japanese authorities’ reprehensible use of the death penalty shows no sign of letting up as another two men were…
December 18, 2015
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International Migrants Day: Governments Must Address Crisis
Governments must act to protect migrants fleeing through the same routes and exposed to the same abuses as refugees, said…
December 18, 2015
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17 Guantánamo Detainees Reportedly Approved for Transfer
The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently notified Congress that he…
December 17, 2015
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Burundi: International community must act immediately to end human rights crisis
The international community must take urgent steps to address the political crisis in Burundi and restore full respect for human…
December 17, 2015