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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

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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

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South East Asia: ‘Boat people’ crisis summit an opportunity that must not be missed

Representatives of 17 countries will gather in Bangkok on 29 May to discuss the current asylum seeker and migrant crisis…

May 28, 2015

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UK: Proposals in Queen’s Speech to Replace Human Rights Act Are “Very Worrying”

Responding to the announcement in today’s Queen’s Speech that the Government will introduce proposals to replace the Human Rights Act…

May 27, 2015

Press Release

UAE denies entry to Amnesty International expert

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) refusal to allow an Amnesty International expert to enter the country last night to speak…

May 27, 2015

Press Release

Angolan Authorities Must Abandon Defamation Charges Against ‘Blood Diamonds’ Journalist

Angola’s authorities must abandon efforts to resuscitate the criminal defamation case against investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, said Amnesty…

May 27, 2015