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Eritrea: Refugees fleeing indefinite conscription must be given safe haven
The huge number of young people fleeing indefinite national service in Eritrea is adding to the global refugee crisis. These…
December 1, 2015
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El Salvador’s total abortion ban sentences children and families to trauma and poverty
El Salvador’s extreme anti-abortion law is having a devastating effect on the lives of scores of children whose mothers, having…
November 30, 2015
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty Welcomes Landmark Court Decision on Abortion Law
Amnesty International has welcomed today’s Belfast High Court decision in a Judicial Review case which found that laws governing abortion…
November 30, 2015
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Turkey: Rounding up of refugees is “a stain on the EU’s conscience”
“Reports of Turkey rounding up and detaining over a thousand refugees in the west of the country are alarming but…
November 30, 2015
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Gambia: Release peaceful protestors and community members arbitrarily detained
Gambian authorities must release peaceful protesters and community members, including a man in his 70s, who were arbitrarily arrested and…
November 30, 2015
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CAR: Pope’s historic visit must address sectarian conflict
Central African Republic (CAR) must seize the historic opportunity that Pope Francis’ two-day visit presents to place human rights and…
November 28, 2015
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Kenya: State Parties run dangerously close to interfering with the ICC’s independence
The concerted campaign of political interference by the Kenyan government with the judicial independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
November 28, 2015
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China: Harsh prison sentences against Guo Feixiong and two other activists the latest act of political persecution
The six-year prison sentence against leading Chinese human rights campaigner Guo Feixiong for his peaceful advocacy of human rights and…
November 27, 2015
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Myanmar: Letpadaung mine protesters still denied justice
Myanmar’s government stands accused of putting profits before human rights at the Letpadaung copper mine, with continued detention of activists…
November 27, 2015
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Cyprus: Marriage equality campaigners celebrate hard-won victory on civil unions
The Cypriot Parliament’s recognition of the right to same-sex civil unions is an important first step towards eradicating discrimination and…
November 27, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for at least 50 on death row, including Shi’a activists
More than 50 people are at increased risk of imminent execution following reports in national media outlets close to the…
November 26, 2015
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Nigeria: Man’s death following beating by soldiers must be impartially investigated
Disturbing new evidence of Nigerian soldiers beating a man to death and injuring six others in the northern state of…
November 26, 2015