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Myanmar: Elections marred by growing repression and Rohingya disenfranchisement
The jailing of peaceful activists, restrictions on free speech, discrimination and the political disenfranchisement of minority groups – in particular…
November 5, 2015
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Singapore: Malaysian man given last-minute reprieve from execution must be granted clemency
A Malaysian man sentenced to death in Singapore on the basis of a disputed murder reconstruction remains at imminent risk…
November 5, 2015
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DC Police Must Conduct Thorough, Impartial Investigation into Death of Alonzo Smith
A Washington, DC teacher was found not breathing and unresponsive by police after being handcuffed by security guards in an…
November 4, 2015
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Syria: State profits from crimes against humanity as policy of enforced disappearances drives black market
The vast scale and chillingly orchestrated nature of tens of thousands of enforced disappearances by the Syrian government over the…
November 4, 2015
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Malaysia: Drop charges against cartoonist for tweets
Malaysian authorities must immediately drop politically motivated charges against one of the country’s best-known cartoonists, who could face a long…
November 4, 2015
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Maldives: State of emergency an alarming development in continuing crackdown on human rights
President Abdulla Yameen’s declaration of a 30 day state of emergency in the Maldives ahead of planned anti-government protests raises…
November 4, 2015
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Horrific pattern of violence against free expression in Bangladesh
The brutal attacks against two publishers of the slain blogger Avijit Joy and their colleagues in Bangladesh today is further…
November 3, 2015
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Missouri Set to Execute Man with Likely Intellectual Disability
UPDATED: The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to allow for an appeal
November 3, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls for Reforms to Lethal Force Laws Following Decision in Kajieme Powell Shooting
Following the announcement that the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office will not press charges against the officers who killed Kajieme…
November 3, 2015
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Niger Delta: Shell’s manifestly false claims about oil pollution exposed, again
Claims by oil giant Shell that it has cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta are blatantly false,…
November 2, 2015
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Following Prisoner Release, Amnesty International Urges Administration to Do More to End Mass Incarceration
In response to the Justice Department finalizing the release of roughly 6,000 federal inmates, Amnesty International USA executive director, Steven…
October 30, 2015
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Secretary Kerry Must Raise Issue of Arbitrary Extensions of Sentences for Prisoners of Conscience with Uzbek Officials
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan, over the coming days for…
October 30, 2015