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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
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Angola: Prisoner of conscience in ‘critical condition’ must be released immediately
The continued detention of prisoner of conscience, Luaty Beirão, is a shocking example of the lengths to which Angolan authorities…
October 19, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Fears grow that three young activists could soon be executed
There are rising fears about the impending executions of Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr and two other young Shi’a activists in…
October 16, 2015
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US Congress must launch urgent inquiry into Obama’s drone use
The U.S. Congress must launch an immediate independent inquiry into the Obama administration’s drone strikes overseas, Amnesty International said following…
October 15, 2015
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Immediately release two people detained for mocking army on Facebook in Myanmar
Myanmar’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a peace activist and a young woman who have been arrested for mocking…
October 15, 2015
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Suspension of South African police commissioner an important step towards accountability for Marikana killings
The suspension of National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega by President Jacob Zuma is a positive but long overdue step and…
October 15, 2015
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Indonesia: Report reveals endemic judicial flaws in death penalty cases
Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into “confessions” through severe beatings, while…
October 14, 2015
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Execution of two juvenile offenders in just a few days makes a mockery of Iran’s juvenile justice system
Reports have emerged of a second execution of a juvenile offender in Iran in just a few days Amnesty International…
October 14, 2015
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Burkina Faso: No amnesty for soldiers who killed unarmed civilians
Burkina Faso’s former presidential guard displayed a cold-blooded disregard for human life, killing 14 unarmed protestors and bystanders and wounding…
October 13, 2015
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Violence spirals in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
An upsurge of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and in Israel since October 1 has seen at least…
October 13, 2015
Report
We Had Nowhere Else to Go: Forced Displacement and Demolitions in Northern Syria
A fact-finding mission to northern Syria has uncovered a wave of forced displacement and home demolitions amounting to war crimes…
October 12, 2015
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Catastrophic moral failure as rich countries leave millions of refugees to cruel and uncertain fates
The catastrophic moral failure of world leaders who dither and squabble among themselves while callously leaving millions of people to…
October 12, 2015