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Shell faces Dutch court for Niger Delta oil damage
The oil giant Shell could be exposed to a raft of compensation claims and be forced to disclose previously withheld…
December 15, 2015
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Tech companies must reject China’s repressive internet rules
Tech firms must reject the Chinese authorities’ efforts to influence global internet governance in ways that would curb freedom of…
December 15, 2015
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Nigeria: Killing of Shi’ites in Zaria must be urgently investigated
The shooting of members of a Shi’ite religious group in Zaria, Kaduna state, by the Nigerian army must be urgently…
December 15, 2015
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Laos: Three years on, no progress on case of Sombath Somphone’s disappearance
The Laos authorities must establish an independent commission to uncover the truth about the fate of civil society activist Sombath…
December 14, 2015
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 years of denial and injustice
Twenty years after the signature of the peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, resolving the thousands…
December 14, 2015
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Women from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Had almost 25,000 Abortions in England and Wales over the Last Five Years
New data shows that almost 25,000 women from across Ireland, north and south, travelled to have abortions in England and…
December 14, 2015
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Tunisia: Sentencing of six men for same-sex relations highlights state’s entrenched homophobia
The jailing of six Tunisian men sentenced to three years in prison for sodomy is a shocking example of deep-rooted…
December 14, 2015
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Thousands Attend Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty Inaugural Human Rights Event
Thousands of people gathered in New Orleans on Saturday to join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty inaugural event Art…
December 14, 2015
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Usher and Artists Join Inaugural Art for Rights Event to Fight Human Rights Abuses
Today thousands will gather in New Orleans to join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty for Art for Rights –…
December 12, 2015
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Mexico must not squander chance to eradicate epidemic levels of torture and disappearances
Two new bills addressing the epidemic levels of torture and disappearances in Mexico offer a ray of hope for victims…
December 11, 2015
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China: Trial of lawyer Pu Zhiqiang an act of political persecution
The Chinese authorities must end their persecution of prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, Amnesty International said, ahead of his…
December 11, 2015
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Egypt: Child ‘raped with wooden stick by police officers’ must be released
A 14-year-old boy who says he was raped in detention by Egyptian National Security agents must be immediately released and…
December 11, 2015