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USA must listen to the United Nations and lift economic embargo on Cuba
A UN vote to lift the US embargo on Cuba today sends, once again, a strong message to US President…
October 27, 2015
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President Obama Must Emphasize Human Rights in Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Today, President Obama will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting at the White House. In response, T. Kumar,…
October 26, 2015
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EU-Balkans Summit must avert a looming refugee disaster as winter nears
Leaders from states along the main refugee route through the Balkans and Central Europe cannot walk out of yet another…
October 24, 2015
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Data and Accountability, Not Speculation, Needed on Use of Force by Police
In the wake of unsubstantiated comments by FBI director James B. Comey suggesting that increased scrutiny of police officers has…
October 24, 2015
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Mexico: Spike in torture reports reveals deepening human rights crisis
Mexico’s torture epidemic has reached new catastrophic levels with reports of asphyxiation, rape and other sexual abuse, electric shocks and…
October 23, 2015
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Indonesia: Repeal abhorrent bylaw that imposes flogging for consensual sex
Authorities in the Indonesian region of Aceh must immediately repeal a controversial new bylaw which imposes harsh flogging sentences for…
October 23, 2015
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Bahrain: One-year prison sentence for activist who ripped up photo of King a vindictive assault on freedom of expression
Today’s appeal verdict against Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, confirming her conviction on charges of “insulting” the King of Bahrain and…
October 21, 2015
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Restraint in Congo Brazzaville needed as protesters clash with security forces
Security forces in the Republic of Congo must refrain from using excessive force against protesters, Amnesty International said today.
October 20, 2015
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Release of graffiti artist in Cuba must herald new approach to dissent
The release of a Cuban graffiti artist who had been held in prison for nearly a year after he painted…
October 20, 2015
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Hundreds of refugees and asylum-seekers stranded in dire conditions overnight on Croatia/Slovenia border
Croatian and Slovenian authorities must urgently come up with effective solutions as hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers who were…
October 19, 2015
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Southeast Asia: Persecuted Rohingya refugees from Myanmar suffer horrific abuses at sea
Rohingya women, men and children attempting to flee persecution in Myammar by boat earlier this year were killed or severely…
October 19, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Prisoner of conscience latest to be convicted in ‘counter-terror purge’ of human rights NGO
The Saudi Arabian authorities today continued their cynical use of a repressive and overly vague counter-terrorism law to purge the…
October 19, 2015