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Azerbaijan: Release of Leyla Yunus should spur freedom for all prisoners of conscience
Today’s conditional release of Leyla Yunus, one of Azerbaijan’s most prominent human rights defenders, should be followed by immediately and…
December 9, 2015
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Viet Nam: End wave of brutal attacks against human rights defenders
The Vietnamese authorities must put an end to a wave of vicious and violent attacks on human rights defenders and…
December 9, 2015
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Risk of humanitarian disaster in Jordan as 12,000 refugees from Syria stranded in ‘no man’s land’
Jordan must take immediate action to assist up to 12,000 refugees who have been denied entry to the country and…
December 9, 2015
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Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire
A handful of countries were blocking human rights references in important parts of the climate change agreement as ministers gathered…
December 9, 2015
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AIUSA Statement on Islamophobia and the Senate Torture Report
“We learned one year ago today that U.S. personnel tortured detainees as part of the CIA’s secret detention program. The…
December 9, 2015
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Human Rights Organizations Express Support to Advance Investigation into 43 Disappeared Students in Mexico
On the night of September 26, 2014, students in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero were violently attacked by local police;…
December 8, 2015
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Last U.S. Execution of 2015 Scheduled for Tonight in Georgia
Georgia is scheduled to execute Brian Terrell tonight at 7 p.m., which would make for the final U.S. execution for…
December 8, 2015
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Protection of Human Rights From Climate Change Requires Urgent Shift to 100% Renewable Energy for All
Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on governments at COP 21 to protect human rights by including an explicit reference…
December 8, 2015
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Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire
A handful of countries were blocking human rights references in important parts of the climate change agreement as ministers gathered…
December 8, 2015
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Iran: Renewed death sentences for juvenile offenders show ‘contempt’ for children’s rights
Iran cemented its shameful status as the world’s top official executioner of juvenile offenders after two young men were re-sentenced…
December 8, 2015
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Angola: Kangaroo court undermines judicial independence as trial of activists enters fourth week
The barring of family members, the media, diplomatic representatives, independent observers and the general public has turned the trial of…
December 8, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Department of Justice Pattern or Practice Investigation
In response to Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s announcement that the Department of Justice would initiate a civil pattern or practice…
December 7, 2015