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Press Release
4,000 women and girls abandoned by the Irish State every year
Today in Dublin, Amnesty International activists from around the world staged a protest against Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws outside the…
August 6, 2015
Report
Don’t We Matter? Four Years of Unrelenting Attacks Against Civilians of Sudan’s South Kordofan State
Government forces in Sudan have committed war crimes against the civilian population of South Kordofan, Amnesty International has definitively confirmed…
August 4, 2015
Press Release
Malaysia: End ‘far-reaching’ crackdown in wake of corruption scandal
The gathering pace of the Malaysian authorities’ far-reaching crackdown on human rights defenders, the media and opposition politicians in the…
August 4, 2015
Report
You Killed My Son: Killings by Military Police in Rio de Janeiro
Military police in Rio de Janeiro who seem to follow a “shoot first, ask questions later” strategy are contributing to…
July 31, 2015
Press Release
2022 Olympics in China a Test for Human Rights
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should ensure that the 2022 Winter Olympics do not cause or exacerbate human rights abuses…
July 31, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International Holds Ceremony on Ellis Island Honoring John Lennon and Thanking Yoko Ono
Today, a tapestry in honor of John Lennon was unveiled in the presence of Yoko Ono and Amnesty International Secretary…
July 29, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Reforms following Indictment of Ohio Police Officer
University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was indicted on murder charges today in the fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose…
July 29, 2015
Report
‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah During 2014 Israel/Gaza Conflict
New evidence showing that Israeli forces carried out war crimes in retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier has…
July 24, 2015
Press Release
New hopes for justice in Chile for Pinochet-era victims after charges and arrests
News that a Chilean judge is charging 10 former military officers for the killing of singer and political activist Víctor…
July 23, 2015
Report
Braving Bullets – Excessive force in policing demonstrations in Burundi
Burundian authorities repressed demonstrations as if they were an insurrection, and now the country appears to be on the verge…
July 22, 2015
Press Release
Iran’s ‘staggering’ execution spree: nearly 700 put to death in just over six months
The Iranian authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people between January 1 and July 15, 2015, said…
July 22, 2015
Press Release
Cambodia: Quash ‘insurrection’ ruling against opposition activists following unfair trial
The Cambodian authorities must immediately quash politically motivated convictions against 11 opposition party activists handed down today after grossly unfair…
July 21, 2015