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Press Release
UN: Shameful pandering to Saudi Arabia-led coalition over children killed in Yemen conflict
The credibility of the United Nations is on the line after it shamefully caved in to pressure to remove the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from the UN’s list of states and armed groups that violate children’s rights in conflict, Amnesty International said today.
June 7, 2016
Press Release
Mexico: Woman tortured by police is released from prison after four years of injustice
A judge´s decision to acquit mother of two Yecenia Armenta Graciano and release her from prison today in northern Mexico brings an end to four long years of injustice, said Amnesty International.
June 7, 2016
Update
Will President Obama Respect Indian Judiciary?
As President Obama is about to host Indian Prime Minister on June 7th to discuss series of issues, one issue is not going to be on the table. The case in point is the summons served by an Indian court to a US based multinational company for the deaths of thousands as a result of a poisonous gas leak in Bhopal in India over thirty years ago.
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Evidence Counters UK Claims That No British-Made Cluster Munitions in Yemen
Amnesty International recently found evidence indicating that a British-manufactured “BL-755” cluster bomb was used by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in an attack in al-Khadhra village in Yemen’s Hajjah governorate, approximately six miles from the Saudi Arabia border.
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Security forces must refrain from excessive use of force during rural protests in Colombia
The Colombian authorities must ensure that the security forces, in particular the ESMAD anti-riot police, refrain from using disproportionate and excessive force against demonstrators, Amnesty International said today as a nationwide protest by rural communities enters its second week.
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Two months and 10 killings later, a climate of impunity still prevails in Bangladesh
The failure of Bangladeshi authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months has created a climate of impunity, Amnesty International said today.
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic failure of policing in Malawi and left this vulnerable group living in fear, Amnesty International reveals in a new report published today.
June 6, 2016
Report
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic failure of policing in Malawi and left this vulnerable group living in fear, Amnesty International reveals in a new report published today.
June 6, 2016
Update
The Path to 2 Million @Amnesty Followers
@Amnesty is now over 2 million followers strong. Together, we’ve changed lives and freed prisoners. As with the Amnesty movement of the past 55 years, we’ve gotten here by individual after individual standing up and shining a light, inspiring others to stand with them.
June 3, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Chicago Police Videos of Use of Force
Following the release of videos and other materials related to 101 instances of Chicago police officers shooting or injuring civilians, Amnesty International USA praised this measure of transparency and called for widespread reform of laws governing the use of force by police.
June 3, 2016
Press Release
Detainees beaten and forced to appear before court inadequately dressed in Ethiopia
Authorities in Ethiopia should immediately stop the ill treatment of political opposition members and human rights defenders who were beaten in detention and then forced to appear before the court inadequately dressed, Amnesty International said today.
June 3, 2016
Press Release
Fiji: Suspension of parliamentarian underlines government stranglehold on freedom of expression
The Fijian parliament must overturn the suspension of an opposition MP for merely exercising her right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today
June 3, 2016