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GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE STEPS IN TURKEY TO COMBAT RISING HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA
Ahead of the May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) Amnesty International calls on the government of…
May 13, 2020
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The Trump administration’s asylum ban was never about public health
The Trump administration must end this racist and hateful policy, which has already sent thousands of people into danger and…
May 13, 2020
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Supreme Court’s decision in Kyrgyzstan leaves Azimjan Askarov languishing in prison
The conviction of Azimjan Askarov, an ethnic Uzbek wrongly imprisoned for his work documenting tragic ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan…
May 13, 2020
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UN must not cut vital aid lifeline to north-west Syria amid Russian and Syrian war crimes
A new Amnesty International report, 'Nowhere is safe for us': Unlawful attacks and mass displacement in north-west Syria, details 18…
May 10, 2020
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Palestine must end arbitrary detention of critics in West Bank and Gaza
The Fatah-led Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Hamas de facto administration in the Gaza Strip must halt violations of…
May 8, 2020
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First COVID-19 death in immigration detention a result of continued dehumanization of people by ICE
Reacting to reports that a person has died after contracting COVID-19 while in ICE custody, Denise Bell, researcher for refugee…
May 6, 2020
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Defense Department undercounts civilian casualties in new reporting
Responding to the Pentagon’s report on U.S. civilian casualties to Congress, Daphne Eviatar, the director of the Security with Human…
May 6, 2020
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Governments in Southern Africa must move beyond politics in distribution of COVID-19 food aid
Millions of people face the threat of starvation and are already in a precarious situation as they have now lost…
May 6, 2020
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Privacy Must Not Be ‘Another Casualty’ of the Virus in the UK
UK Government plans to introduce a COVID-19 tracing app with a potentially centralized contract tracing system are deeply concerning and…
May 4, 2020
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Massacre at Guanare Detention Center in Venezuela Must Not Go Unpunished
In response to reports that at least 46 prisoners were killed and more than 70 injured in a violent incident…
May 4, 2020
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Amnesty International Calls for the Release of All Prisoners of Conscience Worldwide
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all the prisoners of conscience it is campaigning for…
May 4, 2020
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U.S. military sheds some light on civilian casualties from shadowy war in Somalia
Reacting to the publication today of US Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) first quarterly assessment of civilian casualties resulting from its operations…
April 27, 2020