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Ethiopia: Free All Jailed Bloggers And Journalists Before Obama Visit

The Ethiopian government’s decision to release four journalists and two Zone 9 bloggers, jailed simply for expressing their views, is…

July 9, 2015

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Amnesty International Urges U.S. to Withhold Aid to Mexican Armed Forces

Amnesty International joined with seven other human rights groups to call on the U.S. government to withhold aid to the…

July 9, 2015

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Launch of Innovative Digital Tool to Help Expose Patterns of Israeli Violations in Gaza

An investigative online tool mapping Israeli attacks in Gaza during the conflict of July and August 2014 has been unveiled…

July 8, 2015

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Chad: Release land-grab campaigner jailed for exposing the truth

Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender sentenced to two-year imprisonment…

July 8, 2015

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Russia: Move to Outlaw “Undesirable” Foreign Organizations Suffocates Human Rights

A new move by the Russian Parliament to outlaw so-called undesirable organizations is yet another nail in the coffin for…

July 8, 2015

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EU: Dramatic Fall in Death Toll as Med Search-And-Rescue Operations Save Thousands

A dramatic fall in the number of migrants and refugees who have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean…

July 8, 2015

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Srebrenica: UN Failure to Pass Resolution “An Insult to The Memory of The Dead”

Russia’s veto of a UN Security Council resolution on the Srebrenica genocide is an affront to the families of the…

July 8, 2015

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Two-Thirds Majority in Ireland Want Abortion Decriminalized

The Irish government is under growing pressure to reform its anti-abortion law, one of the most restrictive in the world,…

July 7, 2015

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Europe’s Borderlands: Violations Against Migrants and Refugees in Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary

Thousands of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants – including children – making dangerous journeys across the Balkans are suffering violent abuse…

July 6, 2015

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Amnesty International ends visit to the Dominican Republic: further actions needed to protect Dominicans of foreign descent

Amnesty International carried out a visit in the Dominican Republic from 14 to 27 June 2015, with the aim of…

July 6, 2015

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Mexico: Investigate new evidence that a military order may have provoked massacre of 22 people

Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate a recently uncovered military document that seems to indicate that the killing of 22…

July 3, 2015

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Brazil: Shocking U-Turn on Vote Against Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility

A shocking U-turn on a Brazilian Parliamentary decision that rejected lowering the age at which young people can be tried…

July 2, 2015