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Operation Mbata ya Bakolo: mass expulsions of foreign nationals in the Republic of Congo
Police violence, persecution, arbitrary detentions and rape amid a security operation to deport tens of thousands of DR Congo nationals…
July 1, 2015
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Southeast Asia: Open letter on the refugee and migrant crisis in Southeast Asia
One month after 17 countries gathered in Bangkok to discuss the refugee and migrant crisis in South East Asia, the…
July 1, 2015
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New Orleans Artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums and Amnesty International USA to Unveil Mural JULY 3 Calling for Release of Man in Solitary Confinement for 43 Years
New Orleans artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums (Exhibit BE) has joined with Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty program to create…
July 1, 2015
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Yemen: Airstrike and weapon analysis shows Saudi Arabia-led forces killed scores of civilians with powerful bombs
New research and weapons analysis by Amnesty International in Yemen bring into sharp focus the high price civilians continue to…
July 1, 2015
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Amnesty International Urges China to Scrap Draconian New National Security Law
The Chinese government must immediately repeal a new national security law that gives the authorities sweeping powers to crack down…
July 1, 2015
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UK surveillance Tribunal reveals the government spied on Amnesty International
The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) today notified Amnesty International that UK government agencies had spied on the organization by…
July 1, 2015
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Denied: Failures in Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Security Force Personnel in Jammu and Kashmir
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to…
June 30, 2015
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Generation Jail: Egypt’s Youth Go From Protest to Prison
A continuing onslaught against young activists by the Egyptian authorities is a blatant attempt to crush the spirit of the…
June 29, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Lethal Injection
Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, had the following reaction to today’s decision by the Supreme Court…
June 29, 2015
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Amnesty International USA and Conectas Direitos Humanos Urge Brazilian Congress Not to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility
Amnesty International USA joined the Brazilian nongovernmental organization Conectas Direitos Humanos in calling on the Brazilian Congress to refrain from…
June 29, 2015
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Supreme Court Marriage Ruling a Victory for Human Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States today delivered a historic ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples across the…
June 26, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Release of State Department Human Rights Reports
Following today’s release of the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Adotei Akwei, managing director of government…
June 25, 2015