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Refugees face chaos and harsh conditions at Serbia-Hungary border
Hungary should urgently provide refugees and migrants crossing the border from Serbia more humane reception conditions, transport and clarity about…
September 7, 2015
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Mexico: Expert report on Ayotzinapa disappearances highlights government’s incompetence
A new report by a group of experts from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights on the investigation of the…
September 7, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to DOJ Report on Ferguson Protest Response
A Department of Justice report found that police used unnecessary force when responding to protests in Ferguson, Mo. following the…
September 3, 2015
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Greece: Thousands of Refugees in ‘Hellish’ Conditions on Kos as EU Commissioners Visit
Today’s visit by European Commissioners Timmermans and Avramopoulos to the Greek island of Kos must result in immediate action to…
September 3, 2015
Report
Use of Force – Guidelines for Implementation of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by law enforcement officials
From the streets of Ferguson, Missouri to the favelas of Brazil, the police use of force and firearms makes global…
September 2, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Ongoing Incarceration of Albert Woodfox
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans heard oral argument in Albert Woodfox vs.…
September 2, 2015
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Afghanistan: Abhorrent punishment of 100 lashes for ‘adultery’ must be investigated
The public flogging of a man and a woman by local officials in western Ghor province in Afghanistan for “adultery”…
September 2, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Response to California Solitary Confinement Settlement
The state of California settled a federal lawsuit yesterday by agreeing to limit its use of solitary confinement. The state…
September 2, 2015
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Azerbaijan: Government jails award winning journalist as crackdown intensifies
Azerbaijan’s jailing of an award winning journalist barely two weeks after two prominent human rights activists received jail sentences is…
September 1, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International response to detention of VICE News journalists in Turkey
Responding to news that three journalists from Vice News have been charged and remanded in pre-trial detention, Amnesty International’s Turkey…
September 1, 2015
Press Release
Charges Filed Against Syrian Official for Torture of Maher Arar, Survivor of Rendition in US War on Terror
Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged a Syrian official for the torture of Canadian citizen Maher Arar almost…
September 1, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty Calls for Release of Three Journalists Working for VICE in Turkey
“It is completely proper that that journalists should cover this important story. The decision to detain the journalists was wrong,…
August 31, 2015