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Press Release
Azerbaijan: Human rights record still not roadworthy as Formula 1 hits Baku
The international community must not be duped by surface-level efforts to smooth out Azerbaijan’s human rights record, which remains dire, said Amnesty International in a report published today, ahead of this week’s inaugural Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe race in Baku.
June 16, 2016
Press Release
Ruling upholding anal tests on gay men in Kenya unacceptable
Today’s ruling by the High Court in Mombasa upholding the legality of anal tests on men suspected of engaging in sex with other men is not only unacceptable, but also shocking in its disregard for international human rights obligations, said Amnesty International.
June 16, 2016
Press Release
Indonesia must allow stranded Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to disembark
The Indonesian central government should allow dozens of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers, including a pregnant woman and nine children, who have reached the coast of Lhoknga, Aceh, to disembark and meet UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) officials, Amnesty International said today.
June 15, 2016
Update
President Obama, Stand with Women and Girls Raped in Conflict
Globally, up to one out of every three women will experience physical and/or sexual violence in her lifetime. Gender-based violence (GBV)—which includes sexual violence—is an issue worldwide, and during armed conflicts or humanitarian crises the risks to women and girls are often heightened. Although survivors of sexual violence are not exclusively female, rape and other types of sexual violence predominantly affect women and girls. Rape is frequently used as a form of torture and as a weapon of war, and often results in unwanted pregnancy. Despite this commonly cited fact, women who become pregnant as a result of rape are…
June 13, 2016
Press Release
EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya
The EU’s plans to cooperate more closely with Libya on migration risk fuelling the rampant ill-treatment and indefinite detention in horrifying conditions of thousands of refugees and migrants, said Amnesty International.
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Rights of people with albinism must be guaranteed in Malawi
Malawian officials must live up to their promises to end violence against people with albinism and tackle discrimination against this group, Amnesty International said on International Albinism Awareness Day.
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Reckless deportations from Dominican Republican leaving thousands in limbo in Haiti
The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a wave of returns and deportations of more than 100,000 people in recent months, Amnesty International said in a new report a year after the Dominican Republic ended a moratorium on deportations on June 18, 2015.
June 13, 2016
Report
Where are We Going to Live?: Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a wave of returns and deportations of more than 100,000 people in recent months, Amnesty International said in a new report a year after the Dominican Republic ended a moratorium on deportations on June 18, 2015.
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Israel renews detention without charge of Palestinian circus performer for further six months
The Israeli military today renewed for six months the detention of Palestinian circus performer Mohammad Faisal Abu Sakha, who has been held without charge since his arrest in December 2015, in a case that exemplifies the authorities’ arbitrary and repressive use of administrative detention, said Amnesty International.
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Imminent forced eviction of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil flagrantly unjust
The planned forced eviction of nine families of the Guarani Kaiowá Apika’y Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral lands in Mato Grosso do Sul state is another example of the authorities riding rough-shod over human rights to make way for landowners and profit, said Amnesty International today.
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Attack in Orlando Shows Utter Contempt for Human Life
AIUSA statement following the mass shooting in Orlando
June 12, 2016
Update
Happy Pride!
It’s June, and June means that we’re entering the heart of Pride season here in the United States. Around the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies are coming together to celebrate Pride.
June 10, 2016