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‘Mandela Rules’ on prisoner treatment adopted in landmark revision of UN standards
The United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted crucial revisions of 60-year-old international standards on treatment of…
May 22, 2015
Press Release
Thailand: Arrests on coup anniversary are a stark reminder of ongoing repression
The arbitrary arrests of students and anti-coup activists in at least three separate incidents today in Thailand’s capital Bangkok and…
May 22, 2015
Press Release
Ethiopia: Onslaught on human rights ahead of elections
The run-up to Ethiopia’s elections on Sunday has been marred by gross, systematic and wide-spread violations of ordinary Ethiopians’ human…
May 22, 2015
Report
Breaking Bodies: Torture and Summary Killings in Eastern Ukraine
Overwhelming evidence of ongoing war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners, serve as a stark reminder of the…
May 21, 2015
Press Release
Prospective American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples risks undermining a decade of progress
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the text of a prospective American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has…
May 21, 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…
May 21, 2015
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Angola: Dropping of charges against journalist a victory for freedom of expression
The dropping of criminal libel charges against Angolan journalist, Rafael Marques de Morais, by the Luanda Provincial Tribunal is a…
May 21, 2015
Report
Promising Little, Delivering Less: Qatar and Migrant Labor Abuse Ahead of the 2022 Football World Cup
More than a year after Qatar’s government promised limited reforms to improve migrant labor rights, hopes of true progress are…
May 20, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Passage of Nebraska Death Penalty Repeal Bill
Today the Nebraska legislature passed a measure repealing the death penalty, leaving that state poised to become the 19th U.S.…
May 20, 2015
Report
Beyond Tokenism: The Need to License Community Radio Stations in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean government’s continuing stranglehold on community radio and its refusal to issue licenses to all but commercial operators with…
May 19, 2015
Press Release
Morocco: Endemic torture used to incriminate suspects, gag dissent
Beatings, stress positions, asphyxiation, simulated drowning, psychological and sexual violence are among an array of torture techniques used by Moroccan…
May 19, 2015
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Brazil: Lowering age of adult criminal responsibility will consign children to “medieval” prison system
Plans to lower the age at which children can be prosecuted as adults in Brazil will dramatically undermine children’s rights…
May 18, 2015