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This 4-Year-Old Girl Was the Victim of a Brutal Machete Attack in CAR – And She’s Not the Only One
Her voice began to choke and tears began to flow down her face as she recounted the women and children killed in her village when the anti-balaka struck.
December 16, 2013
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Will Anyone Answer Why a Wedding Party Was Blown to Pieces?
There’s an appalling pattern we’re seeing again and again: instead of acknowledging reports of potentially unlawful killings and pledging to investigate them, the Administration is acting as if they don’t exist.
December 13, 2013
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Sentenced to a Psychiatric Hospital For a Peaceful Protest
Human rights in Russia are at serious risk. Every day we hear of peaceful protesters being detained by authorities; risks to members of the LGBTI community; and restrictions on freedom of expression.
December 12, 2013
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The U.S. Government’s Dirty Little Secret About Drone Strikes
Over the last decade, at least 168 children and 419 civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan.
December 12, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Improved Foreign Transfer Provision for Guantanamo Detainees in NDAA
Today, Congress took one step forward and one step back on Guantanamo.
December 10, 2013
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THIS EXISTS: Country Where A Teenager Was Arrested For Ordering T-Shirts
While in prison, Nito was kept in solitary confinement for about three weeks, shared cells with adult prisoners, and had no access to medical care despite his deteriorating health.
December 10, 2013
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Is Executing A Man With A Brain Disorder “Timely Justice”?
Frank Walls should be granted clemency. He is a remorseful prisoner with brain disorders that have left him functioning at the level of a 12-year-old.
December 10, 2013
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Our Call to the Next Honduran President
The next president of Honduras must address the human rights crisis in the country and protect human rights defenders and journalists.
December 10, 2013
Press Release
International Community Must Ensure Effective Protection of Civilians in the Central African Republic
The civilian population of the Central African Republic is in urgent need of protection four days into the worst spate of violence in the conflict to date.
December 9, 2013
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Little Known Link Between Militarism and Violence Against Women
Women suffer shockingly high rates of violence. A survivor of violence has the right to reparations and justice. You can stand with survivors and demand justice and accountability.
December 9, 2013
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When Will Big Companies Really Take Responsibility for Industrial Disasters?
People whose human rights have been undermined by business operations should not have to wait 30 years without justice.
December 7, 2013
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A Quick Way to Take Action for Political Prisoners in Iran
Urge the Iranian authorities to provide immediate medical care to two desperately ill prisoners of conscience: Hossein Ronaghi Maleki and Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi.
December 7, 2013