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Amnesty International Opposes the Transfer of Cluster Munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
"The Biden Administration must understand that any decision enabling the broader use of cluster bombs in this war will likely lead to one predictable outcome: the further death of civilians.”
July 6, 2023
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Cameroon: Rampant Atrocities Amid Anglophone Regions Must Be Stopped and Investigated
Cameroonian authorities must act to end the violence against the population and conduct thorough investigations into the killings, acts of torture, rapes, burning of houses and other atrocities committed in the Anglophone regions, said Amnesty International today in a damning new report that details rampant human rights violations and other crimes under domestic law committed by multiple actors in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.
July 3, 2023
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US Backtracks on Ethiopia Atrocity Determination
This week the US Treasury Department notified Congress that based on a State Department assessment, it no longer believes that the Ethiopian government is engaging in a “pattern of gross violations of human rights,” paving the way for the Treasury Department to engage on Ethiopia with economic aid institutions, including the International Monetary Fund. In March, Secretary Antony Blinken announced a US government atrocity determination that all parties to the conflict in northern Ethiopia committed war crimes. It found that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Eritrean Defense Forces and Amhara forces also committed crimes against humanity, “including murder, rape, and…
June 30, 2023
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UN Special Rapporteur’s findings reinforce urgent need to close Guantánamo and provide redress for past and present detainees
In response to a report presented today by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism about the detention facility at the US Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “The findings presented today highlight the urgent need for President Biden to finally close the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay military base, and to end the unlawful practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial. “The scathing report reviews more than 21 years of indefinite detention for 780 Muslim men and boys, and…
June 26, 2023
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One Year After the Reversal of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Faces Compounding Human Rights Crises
Abortion is a human right and basic healthcare, and activists across the country and around the world are more determined than ever to ensure that people across the USA will be able to access this right.
June 23, 2023
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Biden And Modi Must Address Grave Human Rights Concerns During Summit
The United States and Indian governments must address the grave human rights issues in both countries during Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with President Biden in Washington DC, said Amnesty International ahead of the state visit this week.
June 20, 2023
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Amnesty International To Host Juneteenth Community Action Against Gun Violence
Organizers and community partners from Amnesty International’s End Gun Violence (EGV) Task Force will be gathering at the Lyceum Conference Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, June 17th to commemorate Juneteenth, the day that marks the end of slavery in the United States, and to advocate for centering racial justice in gun violence prevention advocacy.
June 12, 2023
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Taliban’s cruel attacks in Panjshir province in Afghanistan amount to war crime of collective punishment – new report
The Taliban have committed the war crime of collective punishment against civilians in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.
June 7, 2023
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Joe Biden Must Tell Rishi Sunak To Drop ‘Deeply-Misconceived’ Troubles Bill
Commenting on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s forthcoming trip to Washington for talks with President Joe Biden, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland Deputy Director, said: “Now is the time for President Biden to reiterate his administration’s strong support for the Good Friday Agreement and use this meeting to relay US concerns about the Troubles Bill which is a serious violation of the agreement and risks undermining the delicate peace settlement. “Blocking the victims of Northern Ireland’s conflict from truth, accountability and justice is a significant and cruel betrayal of their rights. “The UK is on the verge of…
June 5, 2023
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Global: Misuse of Tear Gas Killing and Injuring Protesters Worldwide – Updated Interactive Website
The horrific misuse of tear gas by security forces during brutal crackdowns on protests in Iran, Peru and Sri Lanka last year are among many new incidents detailed in Amnesty International’s updated Tear Gas: An Investigation.
May 29, 2023
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Afghanistan: Taliban’s Treatment of Women and Girls Should Be Investigated as the Crime Against Humanity of Gender Persecution – New Report
The Taliban’s severe restrictions and unlawful crackdown on women and girls’ rights should be investigated as possible crimes under international law, including the crime against humanity of gender persecution, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists said today in a new report.
May 25, 2023
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Peru: Senior Officials Should Face Investigation Over Widespread Lethal Attacks By Security Forces
Peru’s Attorney General’s Office should investigate all those, up to the highest level, who ordered or tolerated the illegitimate use of lethal force by security forces that resulted in 49 deaths during the protests from December to February, Amnesty International said today in a new report.
May 25, 2023