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Kenya: Taiwanese nationals must not be deported to China
Kenyan authorities must not deport five Taiwanese nationals to China, where they face a real risk of human rights violations, said Amnesty International today.
August 5, 2016
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Thailand: Referendum marred by human rights violations
Thailand’s referendum on a draft constitution takes place this Sunday against a backdrop of pervasive human rights violations that have created a chilling climate, Amnesty International said today.
August 5, 2016
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China: Assault on human rights lawyers and activists escalates with convictions after sham trials
The Chinese authorities must end their relentless suppression of human rights lawyers and activists, Amnesty International said today, after a prominent lawyer became the latest to be convicted after an unfair trial.
August 4, 2016
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Amnesty International Rallies Behind Refugee Athletes Competing in Olympic Games
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, 10 refugees are competing without a national team. To stand in solidarity with them, a group of refugees and supporters came together to build “The Refugee Nation,” a project conceived to support the team and the 20 million refugees around the world they symbolize. Amnesty International is supporting this project and is also a partner in “Team Refugees,” an initiative of a broad coalition of groups to rally public support for the refugee athletes – and for refugees around the world. “By rallying behind the refugee athletes competing in the Olympics,…
August 4, 2016
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UN Refugee Summit talks end in abject failure
World leaders have wasted a critical opportunity to tackle the global refugee crisis, said Amnesty International today after talks for a new UN refugee deal ended falling far short of expectations.
August 3, 2016
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Hanging of teenager in Iran shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law
A teenager was executed in Iran after being convicted of the rape of another boy, the first confirmed execution of a juvenile in the country this year.
August 2, 2016
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Turkey: Response to President Erdoğan’s speech challenging Amnesty International’s research findings
Responding to a speech today by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in which he criticized Amnesty International’s findings that some people detained in connection with Turkey’s failed coup attempt had been beaten and tortured.
August 2, 2016
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Delaware Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty as it currently stands is unconstitutional in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Hurst v. Florida. The Hurst decision required that juries, not judges, must determine whether to impose the death penalty.
August 2, 2016
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Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk
A shocking 103 percent increase in police killings in Rio de Janeiro between April and June of 2016 and 2015 has shattered any chance of a positive legacy to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, said Amnesty International three days before the opening ceremony.
August 1, 2016
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Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru suffer severe abuse, inhumane treatment, and neglect, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The Australian government’s failure to address serious abuses appears to be a deliberate policy to deter further asylum seekers from arriving in the country by boat.
August 1, 2016
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Malaysia: National Security Council Act gives authorities unchecked and abusive powers
The National Security Council Act that comes into force today empowers the Malaysian authorities to trample over human rights and act with impunity, Amnesty International said today.
August 1, 2016
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Amnesty International Delegation Concludes Human Rights Monitoring as Republican and Democratic Conventions End
Spate of Human Rights Violations at US Protests Led to Unprecedented Monitoring
July 29, 2016