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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
India: Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Must End
The Delhi police must immediately release Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and former Delhi University lecturer…
February 17, 2016
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Egypt: Authorities order closure of renowned torture rehabilitation center
Moves by the authorities to shut down the renowned El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence appear to…
February 17, 2016
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Russian and Syrian forces must end deliberate attacks on hospitals
Attacks on at least two medical facilities in Syria today are just the latest of scores of apparently deliberate attacks on…
February 16, 2016
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World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi
Urgent and sustained international support is needed to help end the cycle of chaos and rampant abuse gripping Libya, said…
February 16, 2016
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Hopes for justice and reform fading five years since 2011 uprising in Bahrain
Five years after a wave of protests demanding widespread reform rocked Bahrain, hopes for progress on human rights and accountability…
February 11, 2016
Report
Flawed Reforms: Iran’s New Code of Criminal Procedure
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains…
February 10, 2016
Press Release
Crime reporter’s brutal murder in Mexico highlights need for protection
The discovery of the dead body of a Mexican crime reporter who had been kidnapped on Monday is a tragic…
February 10, 2016
Press Release
Nearly four decades after revolution in Iran, legal framework remains deeply flawed
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains…
February 10, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA responds to DOJ lawsuit against Ferguson Police Department
“This lawsuit sends a strong message that discrimination and other abuses by the Ferguson Police Department will not be tolerated,”…
February 10, 2016
Press Release
Nicaragua side-lines local communities over multi-billion dollar canal
Nicaragua’s reckless handling of a multi-billion dollar project that will see a canal cutting the country in two will displace…
February 9, 2016
Press Release
Sir Richard Branson joins Amnesty International’s Global Council
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson is to join Amnesty International’s prestigious Global Council, the organization announced today.
February 8, 2016