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South Sudan: Warring parties must fully commit to ensuring accountability for atrocities
The signing of a peace agreement today by the Government of South Sudan is an important and vital step in…
August 26, 2015
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Texas Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
A Texas court has granted a stay of execution for a Nicaraguan citizen who was scheduled to be put to…
August 25, 2015
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Iran: Halt execution of Kurdish man due to be carried out tomorrow morning
Behrouz Alkhani, a 30-year-old man from Iran’s Kurdish minority has been transferred out of Oroumieh prison’s general ward and placed…
August 25, 2015
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Greece: Chaos and squalid conditions face record number of refugees on Lesvos
Weak coordination and severe shortages in facilities and staffing are creating dreadful conditions for the hundreds of refugees and migrants…
August 25, 2015
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Russia: Crimean activists sentenced after ‘fatally flawed’ military trial
Hefty prison sentences of up to two decades handed down by a Russian military court against two Ukrainian activists today…
August 25, 2015
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Arms Trade Treaty Impact to Be Decided at Mexico Conference
The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), created to rein in the poorly regulated international arms transfers that fuel war crimes…
August 24, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Remembers Julian Bond
The following can be attributed to Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA: “In Julian Bond we lost…
August 22, 2015
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Response to Reports of Excessive Force by St. Louis Police Department Against Protesters
“We are deeply concerned about reports of mass protest dispersal tactics, including tear gas, in residential areas of St. Louis…
August 20, 2015
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UAE: Torture fears for prominent academic held in secret detention
Fears are mounting that prominent academic Dr Nasser bin Ghaith could be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment in…
August 20, 2015
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International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan…
August 19, 2015
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Iran: Washington Post journalist on trial on ludicrous charges must be freed now
The Iranian authorities must end the farcical waiting game for the verdict in the case of Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian,…
August 19, 2015
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Bloody Trail of Civilian Death and Destruction Paved with Evidence of War Crimes in Southern Yemen
Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes and attacks by pro and anti-Huthi armed groups in Ta’iz and Aden in Yemen have killed…
August 17, 2015