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Stop U.S. Shipment of Fuel to Israel’s Armed Forces as Evidence of Gaza War Crimes Mount

Amnesty International is appealing to the U.S. government to immediately halt the transfer of a U.S. fuel shipment currently on…

August 4, 2014

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Gruesome Footage Implicates Nigerian Military in Atrocities

Gruesome video footage provides fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions and other serious human rights violations being carried out in north-eastern…

August 4, 2014

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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: International Criminal Court key to breaking cycle of injustice for war crimes

The UN Security Council, the Palestinian Authority and Israel must do everything within their power to enable the International Criminal…

August 1, 2014

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U.S. Must Stop Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Growing Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza

The U.S. government must immediately end its ongoing deliveries of large quantities of arms to Israel, which are providing the…

July 31, 2014

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Landmark Rulings Expose Poland’s Role in CIA Secret Detention and Torture

Poland is the first European Union member state to be found complicit in the USA's rendition, secret detention and torture…

July 28, 2014

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Amnesty USA Calls On President Obama and Central American Leaders to Protect Human Rights of Migrant Children

President Obama met with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador today to discuss the ongoing crisis at the…

July 25, 2014

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Amnesty USA Head Appalled by Controversial Arizona Execution

In the aftermath of the drawn-out Arizona execution last night of Joseph R. Wood III, in which he was reported…

July 24, 2014

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Israel/Gaza: Attacks on Medical Facilities and Civilians Add to War Crime Allegations

The continuing bombardment of civilian homes in several areas of the Gaza Strip, as well as the Israeli shelling of…

July 21, 2014

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Detroit: Access To Essential Water Is A Human Right

Amnesty International is urging Detroit authorities to listen to all solutions being proposed by impacted communities and their advocates in…

July 18, 2014

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Further War Crimes Must Be Prevented After Israeli Ground Assault

Israel’s ground assault on the Gaza Strip, which began last night after 10 days of attacks by Israeli forces and…

July 18, 2014

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Tragic Loss of Life in Ukraine Must Be Investigated

The death of nearly 300 people on board a Malaysian Airlines civilian passenger jet, which came down yesterday in an…

July 18, 2014

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USA: Notorious Super-Max Prison is Holding Prisoners in Extreme and Prolonged Solitary Confinement in Breach of International Law

The US government’s callous and dehumanizing practice of holding prisoners in prolonged solitary confinement in the country’s only federal super-maximum…

July 17, 2014