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No safe haven: New report highlights Canada’s failure to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity
The recent murder of a Liberian national who had settled in Ontario has made one thing clear: Canada is failing…
September 8, 2020
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Use of Spit Hood in NY Case Illustrates Systemic Issues Within Police Force
Responding to news of the death of Daniel Prude, an unarmed Black man who died in Rochester, New York State…
September 3, 2020
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U.S. Sanctions Against ICC Staff Create Chilling Effect for International Justice
Responding to today's announcement of U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), Daniel Balson, advocacy director at Amnesty International…
September 2, 2020
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Advocates Call for ICE Not to Deport a Pastor to Dangerous, Deadly Conditions
Advocates were informed today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will deport Pastor Steven Tendo, a Ugandan asylum-seeker who faced…
September 2, 2020
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Detainees in Iran flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown
Iran’s police, intelligence and security forces, and prison officials have committed, with the complicity of judges and prosecutors, a catalogue…
September 1, 2020
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Update to Amnesty International Report on COVID-19 IN US IMMIGRATION DETENTION (August 2020)
On 7 April 2020, Amnesty international issued the report ‘We are adrift, about to sink': The looming COVID-19 disaster in…
September 1, 2020
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Human Rights Organizations Urge Court to Safeguard Children’s Rights and Family Unity
As the United States District Court for the Central District of California prepares to hear arguments on September 4 in…
August 31, 2020
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Amnesty International USA Joins March on Washington’s Call for Police Reform and Justice for Black Lives
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and its members will join the historic 2020 March on Washington to demand an end to…
August 28, 2020
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Six Months Since Delhi Riots, Delhi Police Continue to Enjoy Impunity Despite Rights Violations
The Delhi police personnel were complicit and an active participant in the violence that took place in Delhi in February…
August 27, 2020
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Statement on Shooting in Kenosha, WI During Protests Resulting in 2 Dead and One Injured
Following reports indicating that two protestors were killed and one was injured during protests in Kenosha, WI, Amnesty International USA…
August 26, 2020
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Heavy weaponry used in Libya to disperse peaceful protesters demanding economic rights
At least six peaceful protesters were abducted and several others were wounded after armed men fired live ammunition including from…
August 26, 2020
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Facebook caves to abusive censorship requests in Thailand
Responding to news that Facebook has complied with censorship requests from the Thai authorities, Rasha Abdul-Rahim, Amnesty Tech’s Acting Program…
August 25, 2020