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The Hidden US War in Somalia

The US government must carry out impartial, thorough investigations into credible evidence its rapidly escalating air strikes in Somalia have…

March 19, 2019

Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Addresses The Media — WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions at the U.S. State Department March 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Pompeo said sanctions will be imposed by the United States on any individuals involved in International Criminal Court proceedings against American army personnel. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Trump Administration Attempts to Thwart International Criminal Court Investigators

Responding to reports that the U.S. will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel looking into the U.S. military personnel…

March 15, 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: A group of students rest in Parliament Square during a climate protest on February 15, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Thousands of UK pupils from schools, colleges and universities will walk out today for a nationwide climate change strike. Students in 60 cities from the West Country to Scotland are protesting, urging the government to declare a climate emergency and take action over the problem. They are keen that the national curriculum is reformed and the environmental crisis is communicated to the public. Similar strikes have taken place in Australia and in European countries such as Belgium and Sweden. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Amnesty International stands in solidarity with school strike for climate

Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational human…

March 14, 2019

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California Governor Signs Moratorium on Executions

Today the California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. The order will affect over…

March 13, 2019

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FIFA must put human rights at heart of World Cup expansion talks

Ahead of this week’s FIFA Council Meeting in Miami, Amnesty International and a coalition of NGOs, trade unions, fans and…

March 11, 2019

March to mark one month of the killings of the human rights defender and city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Brazil: After a year of impunity, authorities must bring Marielle Franco’s killers to justice

One year on from the killing of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and…

March 10, 2019

Syrian women sit with children outside a tent at a camp for displaced civilians fleeing from advancing Syrian government forces, close to a Turkish military observation point near the village of Surman in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on September 5, 2018. (Photo by Amer ALHAMWE / AFP) (Photo credit should read AMER ALHAMWE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Syria: Women must play active role in shaping the country’s future

Syrian women must have an official and active role in shaping the country’s future Amnesty International said today, as it…

March 7, 2019

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Egypt: Forcibly disappeared transgender woman at risk of sexual violence and torture

Fears are growing for the safety and well being of Malak al-Kashef, a transgender woman seized during a police raid…

March 7, 2019

Amnesty International staff stand in Solidarity with Idil Eser, Taner Kiliç, and other activists detained in Turkey. London, England, 18 July, 2017. Amnesty International Turkey’s Chair and Director as well as other prominent human rights defenders behind bars amid a spiralling crackdown. Amnesty Turkey's Chair, Taner Kiliç, was remanded in prison on baseless charges in early June 2017, and the Director of Amnesty Turkey, Idil Eser, was detained alongside seven other prominent human rights activists in July, 2017. They all face criminal investigations on the absurd suspicion of being members of an ‘armed terrorist organisation’.

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Nicaragua: Respect for human rights is key to resolving crisis

In the context of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International,…

March 7, 2019

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Trump Administration Makes Shameful Decision to Shroud Civilian Casualties in Secrecy

Reacting to news that the Trump administration has revoked a part of an Obama executive order requiring reporting on civilian casualties, Daphne Eviatar,…

March 6, 2019

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Google Dragonfly plans further eroding users’ trust

Responding to reports by The Intercept that Google is still working on Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China

March 5, 2019

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Egypt: Photojournalist Shawkan released after five and a half years in prison

Responding to the news that photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was finally released today after spending more than…

March 4, 2019