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‘Left To Die Under Siege’: War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses in Eastern Ghouta
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Eastern Ghouta, an area to the north and east of Damascus that has been…
August 14, 2015
Press Release
Less Than 75 Pounds and Never Charged with a Crime, Tariq Ba Odah May Die at Guantanamo
The US Department of Justice filed its opposition today to Guantanamo detainee Tariq Ba Odah's habeas petition and bid for…
August 14, 2015
Press Release
Azerbaijan: Lengthy jail sentences for prominent human rights defenders are shockingly unjust
The eight-and-a-half and seven year sentences respectively handed down today to human rights defenders Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
Egypt’s president to sign draconian counterterrorism law today
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to sign a deeply worrying new counterterrorism bill into law today which contravenes…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
A lost decade for victims of Indonesia’s Aceh conflict
Indonesia is still failing tens of thousands affected by the devastating Aceh conflict, leaving family members and victims in the…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
UN must address systematic accountability failure for peacekeeper abuses
The UN must review the oversight of its peacekeeping operations, Amnesty International said ahead of today’s Security Council meeting called…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision
Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court struck down exemptions to the state’s 2012 death penalty ban, which had excluded the 11…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to St. Louis Police: Public Assemblies Are Not “The Enemy”
Amnesty International USA sent a letter to the chief of the St. Louis County Police regarding the policing of demonstrations…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
CAR: UN troops implicated in rape of girl and indiscriminate killings must be investigated
The rape of a 12-year-old girl and the apparent indiscriminate killings of a 16-year-old boy and his father by UN…
August 11, 2015
Press Release
Global Movement Votes to Adopt Policy to Protect Human Rights of Sex Workers
A crucial vote to protect the human rights of sex workers was passed today in Dublin at Amnesty International’s decision-making…
August 11, 2015
Press Release
Policy on state obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights of sex workers (International Board)
REQUESTS the International Board to adopt a policy that seeks attainment of the highest possible protection of the human rights…
August 11, 2015
Press Release
Q&A on the Policy to Protect Human Rights of Sex Workers
Frequently Asked Questions Why does Amnesty need a policy to protect the human rights of sex workers? What is the…
August 11, 2015