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Right cause, wrong means: Human rights violated and justice denied in Cameroon’s fight against Boko Haram
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and malnutrition or have been tortured to death, as part of the Cameroonian government and security forces crackdown on Boko Haram, Amnesty International revealed in a new report published today.
July 13, 2016
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European Commission proposals on resettlement and asylum a cynical attempt to strengthen the walls of fortress Europe
A package of new proposals published by the European Union today risks rolling back basic protections for refugees and asylum seekers, said Amnesty International.
July 13, 2016
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More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram held in horrific conditions in Cameroon
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and malnutrition or have been tortured to death, as part of the Cameroonian government and security forces crackdown on Boko Haram, Amnesty International revealed in a new report published today.
July 13, 2016
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African Union: South Sudan conflict lays bare regional failures
As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale civil war, Amnesty International has published a list of seven recommendations for the African Union, ahead of the 27th AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
July 12, 2016
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Egypt: Officially, you do not exist: Disappeared and tortured in the name of counter-terrorism
Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful dissent, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published today which highlights an unprecedented spike in enforced disappearances since early 2015.
July 12, 2016
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Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion in El Salvador
A new proposal by a group of parliamentarians from opposition party ARENA in El Salvador to increase jail terms for women accused of having an abortion to up to 50 years is scandalous, irresponsible and flies on the face of basic human rights standards, Amnesty International said.
July 12, 2016
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From Rhetoric to Action: Recommendations to the African Union
As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale civil war, Amnesty International has published a list of seven recommendations for the African Union, ahead of the 27th AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
July 12, 2016
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Police must establish fate and whereabouts of disappeared Bangladesh hostage
Bangladeshi authorities must immediately establish the fate and whereabouts of a surviving hostage from the recent Dhaka restaurant attack who has been missing since taken by police for questioning 10 days ago, Amnesty International said today.
July 12, 2016
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Supreme Court in Kyrgyzstan leaves 65-year-old Prisoner of Conscience languishing in jail
The failure of the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan to release 65-year old human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Azimjan Askarov is an egregious example of how Kyrgyzstan is failing to implement its international obligations, said Amnesty International. At an extraordinary review of his case that ended today the Supreme Court did not comply with the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee to release Askarov. Instead, the Court cancelled his sentence and referred the case to Chui Regional Court for a new court review. The human rights defender will remain in detention pending his new trial. “It’s a missed…
July 12, 2016
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Hundreds disappeared and tortured amid wave of brutal repression in Egypt
Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful dissent, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published today which highlights an unprecedented spike in enforced disappearances since early 2015.
July 12, 2016
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Jammu and Kashmir authorities must allow medical care for injured protestors
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must ensure that people injured in shootings by security forces have access to medical assistance, and medical professionals can carry out their work without interference, Amnesty International India said today.
July 11, 2016
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When Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal?: Coal Mining and Violations of Adivasi Rights in India
Mining operations by India’s state-owned Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, are shutting out indigenous Adivasi communities from decisions that affect their lives, Amnesty International India said in a new report published today.
July 11, 2016