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Press Release
Brazil on fast-track course to repeat violent World Cup failures during Olympics
Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made even more evident during the 2014 World Cup, which left a long trail of suffering, Amnesty International said today in a briefing two months ahead of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Crackdown and brutal repression in run up to elections
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of elections later this year or face suspension from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Amnesty International said in a new report published today.
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Hissene Habré verdict is a landmark decision bringing justice for tens of thousands of victims
Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice and a huge relief for the tens of thousands of victims who have waited for this day for over 25 years, said Amnesty International.
May 30, 2016
Press Release
Military court in Egypt sentences eight to death after disappearance and confessions under torture
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and another 18 individuals to lengthy prison terms, after a grossly unfair military trial that relied on “confessions” extracted under horrific torture including defendants being whipped with a burning cloth, said Amnesty International today.
May 30, 2016
Press Release
Argentina: Historic ruling on Operation Condor a great step forward for truth and justice
The sentencing of a former Argentinean military leader for his role in hundreds of enforced disappearances in the context of a region-wide intelligence operation must open the door to further investigations to bring all those responsible to justice, said Amnesty International.
May 28, 2016
Report
My Children Will Die This Winter: Afghanistan’s Broken Promise to the Displaced
The number of Afghans who have fled violence and remained trapped in their own country – where they live on the brink of survival - has dramatically doubled over the past three years, a new report by Amnesty International highlights. .
May 27, 2016
Press Release
Dozens of detainees at risk of death in shipping containers in South Sudan
Dozens of detainees held in dire conditions in poorly ventilated metal shipping containers, fed only once or twice a week and given insufficient drinking water are at risk of death, warned Amnesty International today.Â
May 26, 2016
Press Release
Children among civilians killed and maimed in cluster bomb minefields in Yemen
Children and their families returning home in northern Yemen after a year of conflict are at grave risk of serious injury and death from thousands of unexploded cluster bomb submunitions, Amnesty International said, following a 10-day research trip to Sa’da, Hajjah, and Sana’a governorates.
May 20, 2016
Press Release
Deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad show disgraceful disregard for human life
Today’s multiple bombings in Baghdad, in which media agencies have reported the deaths of at least 63 people and injuries to at least 90 others, are the latest in a horrific spike in deadly attacks that have hit the country over the past week, Amnesty International said today.
May 17, 2016
Report
Where is my father: Detention and disappearance in Huthi-controlled Yemen
The Huthi armed group, supported by state security forces, has carried out a wave of arrests of its opponents, arbitrarily seizing critics at gunpoint and subjecting some to enforced disappearance as part of a chilling campaign to quash dissent in areas of Yemen under its control, said Amnesty International in a new report published today.
May 16, 2016
Press Release
Spree of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and torture by Huthi forces to persecute opponents in Yemen
The Huthi armed group, supported by state security forces, has carried out a wave of arrests of its opponents, arbitrarily seizing critics at gunpoint and subjecting some to enforced disappearance as part of a chilling campaign to quash dissent in areas of Yemen under its control, said Amnesty International in a new report published today.
May 16, 2016
Press Release
Nigeria: False military claims against Amnesty International’s Giwa barracks report
The claim by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar that Amnesty International was granted access to Giwa barracks detention center and that it had “accessed the facilities” is completely false. Amnesty International has repeatedly requested access to the detention center and it has never been granted.
May 13, 2016