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Amnesty International Report Shows Israeli Army and Police Use Excessive Force in West Bank
Amnesty International released a report today that shows Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing…
February 26, 2014
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Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing
The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…
February 24, 2014
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Uganda’s President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill
President Museveni has just signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. It is a draconian and damaging piece of legislation, Amnesty…
February 24, 2014
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Russia’s Guilty Verdict of Bolotnaya Defendants is “Injustice at Its Most Obvious”
Today's guilty verdict against defendants in the Bolotnaya Square protest trial is a hideous injustice.
February 21, 2014
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Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue
Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.
February 20, 2014
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Grave Risk to Media Freedom in Egypt as Journalists Face ‘Terror Charges’
Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today…
February 19, 2014
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Amnesty International Experts Available for Interviews on Violence in Ukraine
Amnesty International experts in Kyiv and London are monitoring the continuing violence between anti-government protesters and security forces in central…
February 19, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Today’s Arrests in Russia
Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, responds to today’s arrests in Russia
February 18, 2014
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Central African Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings Must Stop
International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part of the Central African…
February 12, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Washington State Death Penalty Moratorium
Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins issued the following response after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that…
February 11, 2014
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California Must Introduce Radical Changes to Prison Isolation
The authorities in California must introduce radical changes to the cruel conditions of the state's solitary confinement units, said Amnesty…
February 11, 2014
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Afghanistan’s New Policy Is a Lifeline to More Than Half a Million Internally Displaced
Afghanistan's new policy to help more than 600,000 internally displaced people, many of whom live on the brink of starvation…
February 10, 2014