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Kunduz Bombing Needs Independent Investigation

According to media reports, Department of Defense will be releasing public report on its investigation into the U.S. bombing of…

April 28, 2016

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Amnesty International urges Thailand to release Facebook commenters now

Thailand’s military government is brazenly seeking to shut down debate ahead of a referendum on a draft constitution, Amnesty International…

April 27, 2016

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Mass arrests in ruthlessly efficient bid to block peaceful protest in Egypt

Security forces arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people in response to planned protests in Egypt yesterday, said Amnesty International, after large…

April 26, 2016

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One year on, Burundians pay the price of entrenched human rights crisis

One year on from the start of the Burundi crisis, the human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate…

April 26, 2016

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Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas 100 days ahead of Rio Olympics

Residents in many of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are living in terror after at least 11 people have been killed…

April 26, 2016

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New report on Ayotzinapa disappearances in Mexico reveals government’s determination to sweep tragedy under the carpet

A damning report by an independent group of experts into the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican students in September 2014…

April 25, 2016

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Obama and Congress Must Do More for Refugees

In response to President Obama’s foreign policy speech today in Hannover, Germany describing the need for continued engagement in the…

April 25, 2016

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Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death in Bangladesh

Xulhaz Mannan, 35, the editor of Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s first LGBTI magazine, and his friend Tanay Mojumdar were both hacked to…

April 25, 2016

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Saudi Arabia: Counter-terror court sentences human rights activist in relentless onslaught against civil society

The sentencing of human rights activist Issa al-Hamid to nine years in prison and a travel ban of equal duration…

April 24, 2016

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FIFA/Qatar: New monitoring body ‘step in right direction’ but action on abuses needed now

Responding to FIFA's announcement of a new oversight body to monitor working conditions on stadiums for the 2022 World Cup…

April 22, 2016

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Nigeria: Military cover-up of mass slaughter at Zaria exposed

Mass slaughter of hundreds of men, women and children by soldiers in Zaria and the attempted cover-up of this crime…

April 22, 2016

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Unearthing the truth: Unlawful killings and mass cover-up in Zaria

Mass slaughter of hundreds of men, women and children by soldiers in Zaria and the attempted cover-up of this crime…

April 22, 2016