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UN Security Council must send a clear message to North Korea to end crimes against humanity
The UN Security Council must send an unequivocal message to the North Korean authorities to end the systematic, widespread and…
December 10, 2015
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Cuba: Human Rights Day crackdown on dissidents likely after month of mass arrests
Cuban human rights activists are at increased risk of detention or harassment from the authorities amid demonstrations on International Human…
December 10, 2015
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Bombing of schools by Saudi Arabia-led coalition a flagrant attack on future of Yemen’s children
Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces have carried out a series of air strikes targeting schools that were still in use, in…
December 10, 2015
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AIUSA Statement on Islamophobia and the Senate Torture Report
“We learned one year ago today that U.S. personnel tortured detainees as part of the CIA’s secret detention program. The…
December 9, 2015
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Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire
A handful of countries were blocking human rights references in important parts of the climate change agreement as ministers gathered…
December 9, 2015
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Risk of humanitarian disaster in Jordan as 12,000 refugees from Syria stranded in ‘no man’s land’
Jordan must take immediate action to assist up to 12,000 refugees who have been denied entry to the country and…
December 9, 2015
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Viet Nam: End wave of brutal attacks against human rights defenders
The Vietnamese authorities must put an end to a wave of vicious and violent attacks on human rights defenders and…
December 9, 2015
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Azerbaijan: Release of Leyla Yunus should spur freedom for all prisoners of conscience
Today’s conditional release of Leyla Yunus, one of Azerbaijan’s most prominent human rights defenders, should be followed by immediately and…
December 9, 2015
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Thailand: US Ambassador probe highlights ‘absurd’ restrictions on freedom of expression
Thailand must stop using the lèse majesté law to criminalize freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today as the US…
December 9, 2015
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Usher Joins Art for Amnesty USA for Art for Rights in New Orleans on December 12
Usher Raymond IV, in partnership with Sankofa.org, announced today that he will join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty for…
December 9, 2015
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U.S. Immigration Authorities Must Abide by International Obligations on Detention of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
Over the past two months, detainees in 10 immigration detention facilities across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and California have staged…
December 9, 2015
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Voluntary Reporting Undercuts FBI Data Collection Reforms on Use of Force
The FBI recently announced plans to improve its system for tracking fatal police shootings and said it would begin collecting…
December 9, 2015