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Press Release
Malaysia: Stop execution of prisoner due to be hanged on Friday
The Malaysian government must halt the execution of a 34-year-old man due to be hanged this Friday for murder, said…
March 23, 2016
Press Release
New government in Myanmar must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away…
March 23, 2016
Report
Living on the margins: Syrian refugees struggle to access health care in Jordan
The combination of grossly inadequate support from the international community and barriers imposed by the government of Jordan are leaving…
March 23, 2016
Report
New Expression Meets Old Repression: Ending the Cycle of Political Arrests and Imprisonment in Myanmar
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away…
March 23, 2016
Press Release
Apple v FBI: Undermining encryption opens a Pandora’s Box for human rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…
March 22, 2016
Press Release
Belgium: Amnesty International strongly condemns Brussels attacks
Today’s attacks in Brussels show an utter contempt for human life, Amnesty International said as it condemned them in the…
March 22, 2016
Press Release
Student imprisoned in Egypt for wearing anti-torture T-shirt hours away from release
Egypt’s authorities must expedite the release of a 20-year-old prisoner of conscience who has spent more than two years in…
March 22, 2016
Press Release
Turkey forcibly returns dozens of refugees to Afghanistan hours after EU deal
Turkey’s forcible return of around 30 Afghan asylum seekers just hours after the European Union (EU)-Turkey refugee deal came into…
March 22, 2016
Report
Encryption: A Matter of Human Rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…
March 22, 2016
Press Release
Bali Process meeting: Human rights of refugees must be the priority
The protection of refugees and migrants and policies that prioritize human rights must be top of the agenda at the…
March 21, 2016
Press Release
Russia: Nadiya Savchenko must get a retrial after ‘deeply politicized’ guilty verdict
The case of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, found guilty of murder today by a court in southern Russia, must…
March 21, 2016
Press Release
Yemen: Reckless arms flows decimate civilian life a year into conflict
States – including the USA and the UK – must halt all transfers of arms for use in the Yemen…
March 21, 2016