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Press Release
Renewed clashes in South Sudan put civilians at risk, underline need for arms embargo
Warring parties in South Sudan must take all possible measures to protect civilians, including thousands of internally displaced people currently sheltering at UN bases, said Amnesty International as fighting continued to threaten civilian areas in the capital, Juba, today.
July 11, 2016
Press Release
Two years after Gaza offensive on still no justice for war crimes victims
July 8, 2016, marks the second anniversary of the start of a 50-day Israeli military offensive which brought unprecedented death and destruction to the Gaza Strip.
July 8, 2016
Press Release
The secretive world of torturous prisons within prisons in Viet Nam
A new report published by Amnesty International today casts a rare light on the torture and other harrowing treatment of prisoners of conscience locked up in Viet Nam’s secretive network of prisons and detention centers.
July 8, 2016
Report
Time to Address Impunity: Two Years After the Gaza/Israel War
Tomorrow, July 8, 2016, marks the second anniversary of the start of a 50-day Israeli military offensive which brought unprecedented death and destruction to the Gaza Strip.
July 8, 2016
Report
Prisons within Prisons: Torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam
A new report published by Amnesty International today casts a rare light on the torture and other harrowing treatment of prisoners of conscience locked up in Viet Nam’s secretive network of prisons and detention centers.
July 8, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International Response to Chilcot Report on Iraq War
In response to today’s publication of the Iraq Inquiry, Sir John Chilcot’s much-awaited report on the UK’s involvement in the 2003 Iraq war, Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International said the following
July 6, 2016
Press Release
Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent
Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and dissent, said Amnesty International in a report published today.
July 6, 2016
Report
It’s Enough for People to Feel it Exists: Civil Society, Secrecy and Surveillance in Belarus
Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and dissent, said Amnesty International in a report published today.
July 6, 2016
Press Release
South Sudan: Devastating impact of war on mental health must be addressed
People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies during South Sudan’s civil war that began in 2013 are among thousands suffering from trauma and psychological distress amid a chronic shortage of mental healthcare services in the country, Amnesty International said today as the country marks its fifth anniversary.
July 5, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty launches ‘Cross-fire’, a new app to document gun violence in Rio ahead of Olympics
Amnesty International is launching a new app to document the use of firearms in Rio de Janeiro before the 2016 Olympic Games.
July 5, 2016
Report
Our Hearts Have Gone Dark: The Mental Health Impact of South Sudan’s Conflict
People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies during South Sudan’s civil war that began in 2013 are among thousands suffering from trauma and psychological distress amid a chronic shortage of mental healthcare services in the country, Amnesty International said today as the country marks its fifth anniversary.
July 5, 2016
Press Release
Kenya: Investigate killings of lawyer, two men
Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of three men, including a human rights lawyer, and ensure that those found responsible are held to account in fair trials, 34 Kenyan and international human rights organizations said today. Human rights activists will today hold demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya today to protest the heinous killings.
July 4, 2016