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Press Release
Qatari authorities must free poet serving 15-year jail sentence
The continuing imprisonment of the jailed poet Mohammed al-‘Ajami, widely known as Ibn al-Dheeb, underscores the Qatari government’s shameful disregard…
November 11, 2015
Press Release
China: Torture and forced confessions rampant amid systematic trampling of lawyers’ rights
China’s criminal justice system is still heavily reliant on forced confessions obtained through torture and ill-treatment, with lawyers who persist…
November 11, 2015
Press Release
Dominican Republic: Legal maze leaves thousands stateless in nation of ‘ghost citizens’
The Dominican Republic’s bureaucratic legal maze has left thousands of stateless “ghost citizens”, who are unable to work regularly, enroll…
November 11, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reacts to Albert Woodfox Court Decision
In response to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision overturning a previous decision to release Albert…
November 10, 2015
Press Release
Russia: Release of Sochi campaigner jailed on absurd charges long overdue
The long overdue release of a campaigner jailed after he protested against the devastating environmental impact of the Sochi Olympic…
November 10, 2015
Press Release
Mexico: Police officers who tortured innocent woman into confessing to a crime must face justice
The acquittal of a young woman who was tortured into confessing to the crime of extortion is long awaited good…
November 10, 2015
Press Release
EU-Africa Summit in Valetta must not dress up border control as ‘co-operation’
As European Union (EU) leaders and African heads of state prepare to meet in Malta on 11 and 12 November…
November 10, 2015
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: 151 executed this year in highest recorded toll in nearly two decades
At least 151 people have been put to death in Saudi Arabia so far this year –the highest recorded figure…
November 9, 2015
Press Release
UN Security Council must press Burundi authorities to tackle human rights crisis
This afternoon’s United Nations Security Council meeting on Burundi’s ongoing political and human rights crisis must include a clear and…
November 9, 2015
Press Release
Arrest of prominent Egyptian activist Hossam Bahgat another blow for freedom of expression
The arrest of a prominent advocate of freedom of expression in Egypt today is a clear signal of the Egyptian…
November 8, 2015
Report
Shamed and Blamed: Pregnant Girls’ Rights at Risk in Sierra Leone
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015
Press Release
Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone excluded from school and banned from exams
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015