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Arms Trade Treaty Impact to Be Decided at Mexico Conference
The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), created to rein in the poorly regulated international arms transfers that fuel war crimes…
August 24, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Remembers Julian Bond
The following can be attributed to Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA: “In Julian Bond we lost…
August 22, 2015
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UAE: Torture fears for prominent academic held in secret detention
Fears are mounting that prominent academic Dr Nasser bin Ghaith could be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment in…
August 20, 2015
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Response to Reports of Excessive Force by St. Louis Police Department Against Protesters
“We are deeply concerned about reports of mass protest dispersal tactics, including tear gas, in residential areas of St. Louis…
August 20, 2015
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Iran: Washington Post journalist on trial on ludicrous charges must be freed now
The Iranian authorities must end the farcical waiting game for the verdict in the case of Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian,…
August 19, 2015
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International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan…
August 19, 2015
Report
‘Nowhere Safe for Civilians’: Airstrikes and Ground Attacks in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen are bearing the brunt in the conflict raging between Huthi militias (and army units loyal to former…
August 18, 2015
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Syria: War crimes amplify suffering of Eastern Ghouta’s bombed and besieged civilians
Relentless aerial bombardment and shelling by Syrian government forces is magnifying the suffering of civilians trapped under siege and facing…
August 17, 2015
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Bloody Trail of Civilian Death and Destruction Paved with Evidence of War Crimes in Southern Yemen
Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes and attacks by pro and anti-Huthi armed groups in Ta’iz and Aden in Yemen have killed…
August 17, 2015
Report
‘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
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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