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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
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Angola: Kangaroo court undermines judicial independence as trial of activists enters fourth week
The barring of family members, the media, diplomatic representatives, independent observers and the general public has turned the trial of…
December 8, 2015
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Iran: Renewed death sentences for juvenile offenders show ‘contempt’ for children’s rights
Iran cemented its shameful status as the world’s top official executioner of juvenile offenders after two young men were re-sentenced…
December 8, 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 8, 2015
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Protection of Human Rights From Climate Change Requires Urgent Shift to 100% Renewable Energy for All
Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on governments at COP 21 to protect human rights by including an explicit reference…
December 8, 2015
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Last U.S. Execution of 2015 Scheduled for Tonight in Georgia
Georgia is scheduled to execute Brian Terrell tonight at 7 p.m., which would make for the final U.S. execution for…
December 8, 2015
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Human Rights Organizations Express Support to Advance Investigation into 43 Disappeared Students in Mexico
On the night of September 26, 2014, students in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero were violently attacked by local police;…
December 8, 2015
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Philippines: Government must tackle rampant police torture epidemic
Torture at the hands of the police in the Philippines continues with alarming frequency while those responsible are almost always…
December 7, 2015
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Thailand: Detention of anti-corruption protesters shows increasing repression by military junta
The arrest of a group of 37 activists in Thailand ahead of a planned anti-corruption protest is the latest evidence…
December 7, 2015