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Press Release
Amnesty International reaction to court decision to overturn burkini ban in France
Responding to the decision of France’s highest administrative court to overturn the ban on the burkini on a French beach,…
August 26, 2016
Press Release
France: Upholding burkini ban risks giving green light for abuse of women and girls
Failure to overturn the ban on the burkini would be a missed opportunity to end an assault on women’s freedoms…
August 25, 2016
Press Release
Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
Press Release
France: ‘Jungle’ camp demolitions and evictions must not bulldoze refugee rights
Today, the French authorities started demolishing part of the ‘Jungle’ camp following Thursday’s court-awarded eviction order. Amid scenes of violence,…
February 29, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Upturned Lives: The Disproportionate Impact of France’s State of Emergency
Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of…
February 3, 2016
Press Release
Disproportionate emergency measures in France leave hundreds traumatized
Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of…
February 3, 2016
Press Release
France: New law threatens to make emergency measures the new norm
A proposed change to France’s Constitution would put many people at even greater risk of human rights violations by giving…
December 22, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Told to move on: Forced evictions of Roma in France
More than a year since the election of a new government, the cycle of repeated forced evictions continue to Roma…
October 8, 2013