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Refugees stuck in no-man’s land on Serbia/Hungary border amid appalling humanitarian failure
More than 1,000 people, including many families fleeing conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, remain stuck in abysmal and rapidly…
September 16, 2015
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Report: Poland abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes
Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…
September 16, 2015
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Oklahoma Issues Two-Week Stay of Execution for Richard Glossip
A state appeals court has granted a two-week stay of execution in the case of Richard Glossip, who was scheduled…
September 16, 2015
Report
Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces
Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…
September 15, 2015
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Refugees in Hungary blocked by forces, criminalized by laws
By effectively closing its border to refugees and meeting those fleeing conflict and persecution with razor wire, troops and draconian…
September 15, 2015
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Conviction of academic and editor in Mozambique over Facebook post would set dangerous precedent
Mozambican authorities must immediately and unconditionally drop criminal charges against Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and Fernando Mbanze over a Facebook post…
September 15, 2015
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Overturn death sentences in mosque bombing case in Kuwait
Seven death sentences handed down by a Kuwait City court today are a misguided response to the bombing of Imam…
September 15, 2015
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New report: Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces
Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…
September 15, 2015
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International Human Rights Body Rules in Favor of Prisoner Nearly Executed by California
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) ruled that the human rights of a former death row prisoner were violated…
September 15, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Ferguson Commission Report
A commission formed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to examine racial disparities and other social and economic conditions in the…
September 14, 2015
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EU interior ministerial meeting again highlights Europe’s dismal failure to respond to global refugee crisis
European Union (EU) representatives have once again dismally failed to show collective leadership and respond to the global refugee crisis,…
September 14, 2015
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Hungary: Deplorable images in asylum-seekers reception center
The shocking images of scores of refugees and asylum-seekers being thrown food by Hungarian police at a registration center in…
September 11, 2015