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Don’t We Matter? Four Years of Unrelenting Attacks Against Civilians of Sudan’s South Kordofan State
Government forces in Sudan have committed war crimes against the civilian population of South Kordofan, Amnesty International has definitively confirmed…
August 4, 2015
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‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah During 2014 Israel/Gaza Conflict
New evidence showing that Israeli forces carried out war crimes in retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier has…
July 24, 2015
Press Release
New hopes for justice in Chile for Pinochet-era victims after charges and arrests
News that a Chilean judge is charging 10 former military officers for the killing of singer and political activist Víctor…
July 23, 2015
Press Release
Gambia: Sharp deterioration of human rights in 21st year of President Jammeh’s rule
The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh's 21st year in power, said Amnesty International…
July 21, 2015
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Egypt: Draconian counterterrorism law latest tool to muzzle peaceful activists and crush dissent
A draconian counterterrorism law expanding the Egyptian authorities’ iron grip on power would strike at the very heart of basic…
July 15, 2015
Press Release
Justice Department Should Investigate in Wake of American Psychological Association Report
A report produced at the request of the board of the American Psychological Association (APA) raises serious questions about the…
July 11, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges U.S. to Withhold Aid to Mexican Armed Forces
Amnesty International joined with seven other human rights groups to call on the U.S. government to withhold aid to the…
July 9, 2015
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Srebrenica: UN Failure to Pass Resolution “An Insult to The Memory of The Dead”
Russia’s veto of a UN Security Council resolution on the Srebrenica genocide is an affront to the families of the…
July 8, 2015
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Operation Mbata ya Bakolo: mass expulsions of foreign nationals in the Republic of Congo
Police violence, persecution, arbitrary detentions and rape amid a security operation to deport tens of thousands of DR Congo nationals…
July 1, 2015
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Yemen: Airstrike and weapon analysis shows Saudi Arabia-led forces killed scores of civilians with powerful bombs
New research and weapons analysis by Amnesty International in Yemen bring into sharp focus the high price civilians continue to…
July 1, 2015
Press Release
UK surveillance Tribunal reveals the government spied on Amnesty International
The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) today notified Amnesty International that UK government agencies had spied on the organization by…
July 1, 2015
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Denied: Failures in Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Security Force Personnel in Jammu and Kashmir
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to…
June 30, 2015