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Chinese authorities revelations on detained Hong Kong booksellers “smoke and mirrors”

The Chinese authorities are showing total contempt for due process and the rule of law in the case of five…

February 5, 2016

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Authorities must ensure safe passage in Turkey for Syrians fleeing Aleppo attacks

Tens of thousands of people displaced by joint Russian and Syrian government attacks in the north of Syria must be…

February 5, 2016

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Iraqi authorities turn blind eye to Shi’a militia vicious reprisal killings

The Iraqi authorities’ failure to protect Sunni civilians from a wave of reprisal attacks by Shi’a militia last month is…

February 5, 2016

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CAR must strengthen peacekeepers to prevent renewed violence

Civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) remain at risk of deadly violence and instability unless serious weaknesses in the United…

February 5, 2016

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New Photos Pertaining to Torture Released, U.S. Should Launch Criminal Investigations

The Department of Defense today disclosed nearly 200 previously unreleased photographs pertaining to torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners carried…

February 5, 2016

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Sierra Leone’s President Must Sign Bill Allowing Safe Abortions

Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, should sign into law a bill that would increase women’s access to safe and…

February 4, 2016

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Upturned Lives: The Disproportionate Impact of France’s State of Emergency

Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of…

February 3, 2016

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Australian High Court decision prolongs agony faced by asylum seekers in offshore detention

Amnesty International is disappointed that the Australian High Court has ruled that offshore detention is lawful. This decision will result…

February 3, 2016

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Ritual murders of people with albinism in Malawi must end

The killing of a woman with albinism in Malawi highlights the government’s shocking failure to protect the right to life…

February 3, 2016

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Disproportionate emergency measures in France leave hundreds traumatized

Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of…

February 3, 2016

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World leaders in London must deliver transformational new deal for Syrian refugees and host countries

World leaders in London this week for a high-level conference on Syria must commit to an ambitious and transformational new…

February 2, 2016

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‘I Want a Safe Place’: Refugee Women from Syria Uprooted and Unprotected in Lebanon

Shortfalls in international assistance and discriminatory policies imposed by the Lebanese authorities are creating conditions that facilitate the exploitation and…

February 1, 2016