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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
Press Release
Nebraska Legislature Overrides Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
Today the Nebraska legislature voted to override Governor Ricketts’ veto of a measure repealing the death penalty. Nebraska will now…
May 27, 2015
Report
‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, Torture and Summary Killings of Palestinians by Hamas Forces During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict
Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel…
May 26, 2015
Press Release
Peru: The price of protest must not be death
Planned protests against a copper mining project in southern Peru must be allowed to go ahead peacefully and without police…
May 26, 2015
Press Release
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…
May 26, 2015
Press Release
USA Freedom Act Fails Senate Vote As Patriot Act Reauthorization Blocked
The US Senate failed to pass a short-term reauthorization of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. today, meaning that…
May 23, 2015
Press Release
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…
May 23, 2015
Press Release
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…
May 22, 2015
Press Release
‘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
Press Release
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