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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

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Burkina Faso: Forced and early marriage puts thousands of girls at risk

Early and forced marriage in Burkina Faso is robbing thousands of girls as young as 13 of their childhood, while…

April 22, 2016

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Indonesia: Police chief’s shocking torture admission only tip of iceberg

The confirmation of the use of torture by Indonesia’s security forces by Indonesia’s chief of police is an unprecedented turnaround…

April 21, 2016

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Amnesty International USA Calls on Chris Christie to End Bigotry and Fear-Mongering on Refugees

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie notified the U.S. government that the state is pulling out of the federal refugee resettlement…

April 21, 2016

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Uzbekistan: Russian authorities complicit in forcibly returning hundreds of asylum-seekers and migrants to face torture

Hundreds of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrant workers have been deported and even abducted in forced returns from Russia to Uzbekistan,…

April 20, 2016

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Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger

Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International said…

April 20, 2016

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Sudan: Government must investigate brutal killing of 18-year-old university student by intelligence agents 

The brutal killing of an 18-year-old Sudanese university student by intelligence agents yesterday must be urgently and impartially investigated, Amnesty…

April 20, 2016

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Uzbekistan: Russian authorities complicit in forcibly returning hundreds of asylum-seekers and migrants to face torture

Hundreds of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrant workers have been deported and even abducted in forced returns from Russia to Uzbekistan,…

April 20, 2016

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino must end silence on Qatar human rights abuses

Gianni Infantino must use his meetings with Qatari officials to press for reform of laws that leave migrant workers at…

April 19, 2016

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Zimbabwe: Deplorable attack on brother of missing activist must be urgently investigated  

The brutal assault by Zimbabwe's state security agents on the brother of the abducted pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara must be…

April 19, 2016

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Amnesty International USA Analysis of State Department Human Rights Reports

Following last week’s release of the 2016 Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Amnesty International USA conducted…

April 19, 2016

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Amnesty International Releases New Report on Refugee Crisis, Pushes Obama to Do More

With all eyes focused on the implementation of the recently agreed EU-Turkey deal, the plight of more than 46,000 refugees…

April 18, 2016