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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

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Judge to government: promptly and safely release kids from detention centers

Responding to a decision by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government to make…

April 24, 2020

Amazon Workers At Staten Island Warehouse Strike Over Coronavirus Protection — Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Jeff Bezos must address concerns of Amazon workers during COVID-19 crisis

The multinational U.S.-based company Amazon must ensure its workers across the globe receive adequate health and safety protection during the…

April 24, 2020

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles

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Prisoner of Conscience in Saudi Arabia: Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid Dies While in Detention

Responding to news of the death of Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, a prisoner of conscience who passed away while in detention…

April 24, 2020

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - APRIL 23: A healthcare worker registers people before getting tested for the coronavirus in Prague on April 23, 2020. People have been forming long lines to get tested in a study to determine undetected infections with the coronavirus in the population. Some 27,000 people aged 18 - 89 across the country will be tested in the next two weeks, starting on Thursday. (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)

Press Release

Basic Human Rights Should Be at the Center of COVID-19 Response, UN Report Shows

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has published a report on the need for a human rights centered response to COVID-19, warning that…

April 23, 2020

An asylum seeker staying at the Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, sprays disinfectant on tents on April 3, 2020 as stronger cleaning measures are being implemented to fight the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. - Thousands of migrants overcrowding shelters or begging in the streets in Mexican cities along the US border are living in fear as the novel coronavirus spreads in the population and screening interviews for asylum seekers are being suspended. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dr. López-Gatell Must Support the Release of Migrants in Mexico Due to COVID-19

Amnesty International sent an open letter today to the Undersecretary of Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Dr Hugo López-Gatell…

April 23, 2020

Vietnamese activist La Viet Dung holds up a phone with the screen displaying an open letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg in Hanoi on April 10, 2018. A group of 50 Vietnamese activists and rights organisations have written an open letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg suggesting his company may be colluding with communist authorities to scrub out online dissent. / AFP PHOTO / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Facebook Must Cease Complicity with Government Censorship in Vietnam

Facebook must immediately reverse its decision to censor posts deemed critical of the government in Viet Nam, said Amnesty International…

April 22, 2020

Sadnaya - Syria detentions - Collaboration with Forensic Architecture. Illustrations taken from the Forensic Architecture Platform. Saydnaya Military Prison is located 30km north of Damascus, Syria. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Defence and operated by the Military Police. Saydnaya became notorious for the use of torture and excessive force following a riot by detainees in 2008. There are two buildings on the Saydnaya site, which between them could contain 10,000-20,000 prisoners. In April 2016, Amnesty International and Forensic Architecture travelled to Turkey to meet a group of survivors from Saydnaya prison. Since 2011, journalists and other monitoring groups have been unable to visit the prison and speak with prisoners from Saydnaya, so this was an opportunity to tell their stories. As there are no images of Saydnaya, we were dependent on the memories of survivors to recreate what happened inside. Using architectural and acoustic modelling, we helped witnesses reconstruct the architecture of the prison and their experiences of detention. The interview techniques were developed by Forensic Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, in consultation with the university’s Forensic Psychology Unit.

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Torture Trial in Germany a ‘Historic Step’ Towards Justice in Syria

The first trial of two former officials of the Syrian government’s security service charged with crimes against humanity marks an…

April 22, 2020

The White House Holds Daily Briefing On Coronavirus Pandemic — Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Trump’s Proposal to “Halt Immigration” Is Fueled by Bigotry and Xenophobia

Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into…

April 21, 2020

Libyans queue at a distance outside a bakery, during a curfew announced by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in areas under its control to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, in the capital Tripoli on April 19, 2020. - Already tired by the tribulations of war, Libyans in the capital Tripoli are reluctant to respect lockdown measures introduced Friday to control coronavirus, which has officially infected 49 people in the country. The UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced a total curfew for 10 days in areas under its control in western Libya on Thursday. Driving is banned and people are only allowed out to do their shopping on foot between 7am and noon. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Historic discrimination in Libya threatens right to health of minorities in the south amid COVID-19

The Libyan authorities and militias in control of southern cities and towns and international donors must ensure that those most…

April 21, 2020

Report

Death penalty 2019: Global executions fell by 5%, hitting a 10-year low

Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International said…

April 20, 2020

An opposition supporter pickets in front of a monument to Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov to support opposition activist Konstantin Kotov, who was sentenced to four years in prison for repeatedly taking part in unauthorised rallies, in downtown Moscow on October 13, 2019. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Prisoner of conscience Konstantin Kotov will remain in jail in Russia

Following today’s decision by Moscow City Court to uphold the conviction of human rights defender Konstantin Kotov and sentence him…

April 20, 2020