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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 from Congo-Brazzaville last year were part of widespread attacks that could amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report.
July 1, 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 country to legally marry.
June 26, 2015
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Ireland: Government must accept UN call for constitutional referendum on abortion
The Irish government must accept that the 1983 Eighth Amendment of Ireland's Constitution is causing serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said today following the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ criticism of the state’s law on abortion.
June 22, 2015
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She is Not a Criminal: The Impact of Ireland’s Abortion Law
Pregnant women and girls risk putting their health and lives in danger if they remain in Ireland, Amnesty International said today in a report on the country’s abortion law.
June 4, 2015
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Papua New Guinea: Vicious ‘sorcery’ killing leaves two more women at imminent risk
Authorities in Papua New Guinea must urgently step up protection for two women accused of “sorcery” whose lives are at imminent risk, Amnesty International said after a mob threatened them and hacked another woman to death last week.
May 26, 2015
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Amnesty International Welcomes Ireland’s Historic Decision to Say ‘Yes’ to Marriage Equality
Today Ireland became the first country in the world to introduce full civil marriage equality for all its people, regardless of their sexual orientation, by way of a universal ballot.
May 23, 2015
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South Sudan: Escalation of violence points to failed regional and international action
New research conducted by Amnesty International on the surge in military activity in South Sudan over the past weeks clearly shows that regional and international efforts to end the human suffering caused by armed conflict in South Sudan have failed.
May 22, 2015
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Amnesty International urges YES vote in Ireland’s civil marriage equality referendum
In less than 24 hours, Ireland will go to the polls in a referendum that is truly historic, the first time any nation has asked its people to vote ‘Yes’ and end discrimination against LGBTI people in its civil marriage laws.
May 21, 2015
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Paraguay: Raped 10-year-old girl continues to be denied the option of an abortion despite national and global outrage
The clock is ticking and Paraguayan authorities are still not ensuring that all options are available for a raped 10-year-old girl, including safe abortion services, Amnesty International and a group of national and international human rights organizations said.
May 11, 2015
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Raped 10-Year-Old in Paraguay Must Be Allowed an Abortion
Failure by the Paraguayan authorities to provide a safe abortion to a 10-year-old rape survivor could have devastating consequences on her health and will heap injustice on tragedy, said Amnesty International today. The organization is now calling on the government to intervene to ensure the girl gets all the medical treatment she requires, including the termination of the unwanted pregnancy.
April 29, 2015
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Their Lives On The Line
Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan who face mounting violence - including threats, sexual assault and assassinations- are being abandoned by their own government despite the significant gains they have fought to achieve.
April 6, 2015
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Changing Laws, Changing Minds: Challenging Homophobic and Transphobic Hate Crimes in Bulgaria
Briefing Examines Homophobic and Transphobic Hate Crimes in Bulgaria; Says Words Must Translate to Action
March 13, 2015