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Press Release
Joan Baez Asks Fans to Take Action on Mass Incarceration Through Amnesty International on Her 2016 Tour
When fans attend a concert during Joan Baez’s tour this year, they will not only have the opportunity to hear…
March 9, 2016
Press Release
EU Turkey Summit: EU and Turkish leaders deal death blow to the right to seek asylum
The persistent preoccupation with shipping people back to Turkey instead of making unconditional efforts on resettlement and offering other safe…
March 8, 2016
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Deep failures in investigation into Honduras activist’s killing put many at risk
The catalogue of failures in the investigation into the death of a prominent Indigenous leader last week exposes the Honduran…
March 8, 2016
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Bahrain: Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality
Eleven people could face imminent expulsion from Bahrain tomorrow if their deportation orders are upheld in two separate appeal hearings,…
March 7, 2016
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North Korea: Tightened controls on communications with the outside world leave families devastated
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political…
March 7, 2016
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Bahrain: Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality
March 7, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement on Drone Casualty Disclosure
Today, the Obama administration announced that it will soon disclose its assessment of the number of individuals killed by U.S.…
March 7, 2016
Report
Connection Denied: Restrictions on Mobile Phones and Outside Information in North Korea
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political…
March 7, 2016
Press Release
Zaman newspaper taken over as Turkish government steamrolls press freedom
Today’s government takeover of Zaman newspaper is the latest deeply troubling episode of the Turkish authorities’ ongoing onslaught on dissenting…
March 4, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International urges leaders at EU-Turkey Summit to not wash hands of refugee rights
European leaders’ attempts to use Turkey as their border guard to stop refugees and asylum-seekers heading to the EU is…
March 4, 2016
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Brutal murder of indigenous leader in Honduras a tragedy waiting to happen
The brutal killing of a vocal indigenous leader in Honduras paints a terrifying picture of the dangers faced by human…
March 3, 2016
Press Release
Lottery approach to health care for women in Latin America is putting thousands of lives at risk
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems…
March 3, 2016