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New Details of Majid Khan’s Torture Highlight Need for Re-opening of Department of Justice Investigation
Today, Reuters published for the first time de-classified information detailing the CIA’s torture of Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan. According to…
June 2, 2015
Press Release
Harsh Prison Sentences for Two Female Activists in Iran Highlight Rampant Injustice
The sentencing of Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani to more than 12 years in prison – far in excess…
June 2, 2015
Press Release
New Amnesty Report: Senior Members of Nigerian Military Must be Investigated for War Crimes
Based on years of research and analysis of evidence - including leaked military reports and correspondence, as well as interviews…
June 2, 2015
Report
Nepal: Earthquake Recovery Must Safeguard Human Rights
Interventions to support and protect Nepal’s earthquake victims and aid in their recovery must not only address the immediate need…
June 1, 2015
Report
Nepal must end discrimination in earthquake relief effort
Thousands in need of aid following the Nepal earthquake risk being left to fend for themselves amidst worrying signs that…
June 1, 2015
Press Release
Nepal: End discrimination in earthquake relief effort
Thousands in need of aid following the Nepal earthquake risk being left to fend for themselves amidst worrying signs that…
June 1, 2015
Press Release
Expiration of USA Patriot Act Symbolically Repudiates Government License to Violate Rights
For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, Congress let a significant legal authority for surveillance lapse as Section 215…
June 1, 2015
Press Release
Pardoned Nigeria Torture Victim ‘Overwhelmed’ By Campaign to Spare His Life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been…
May 29, 2015
Press Release
Dropping the Ball: Qatar Failing to Make Progress on Migrant Rights
More than a year after Qatar’s government promised limited reforms to improve migrant labor rights, hopes of true progress are…
May 29, 2015
Press Release
Scores of Yemen Civilians Killed and Injured by Anti-Aircraft Fire and Airstrikes On Weapons Depots
Scores of casualties in Sana’a have been caused by anti-aircraft munitions shot by the Huthi armed group which detonated after…
May 28, 2015
Press Release
Russia: Making troop deaths a secret ‘attacks freedom of expression’
A decree signed today by President Vladimir Putin making deaths of Russian forces “in peacetime” a state secret is yet…
May 28, 2015
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: 90 executions this year beat 2014’s disgraceful record
Saudi Arabia today has carried out its 90th execution so far this year, equalling the number of people executed in…
May 28, 2015