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Killing of Afghani Human Rights Defender Is A War Crime
Responding to the news that Abdul Samad Amiri, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s acting director in Ghor province, was…
September 5, 2019
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Years of Impunity for Xenophobic Crimes Driving the Latest Attacks in South Africa
The ongoing and escalating attacks against refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and looting of foreign owned shops in South Africa,…
September 4, 2019
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Discriminatory Measures Undermine Palestinian Representation in Knesset
Palestinians elected to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, are being targeted by discriminatory regulations and legislation that undermine their ability to…
September 3, 2019
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Another Weekend, Another Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented
Responding to shootings in Midland and in Odessa, Texas tonight, Ernest Coverson the campaign manager of Amnesty International USA End…
August 31, 2019
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Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan Under Attack From the Authorities and Armed Groups
Afghanistan’s human rights community is under intensifying attacks from both the authorities and armed groups as human rights defenders and…
August 29, 2019
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Syrian Families Left Alone to Find Answers About Disappeared Relatives
The families of tens of thousands of people who have been forcibly disappeared or abducted since the onset of the…
August 29, 2019
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Filmmaker Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Myanmar For Facebook Post
Responding to the decision by the Insein Township Court to sentence filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi to one year…
August 29, 2019
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Vicious Attack Against Pro-Democracy Protest Organizer in Hong Kong
Responding to an attack in Hong Kong on Thursday lunchtime against Jimmy Sham, the convenor of the Civil Human Rights…
August 29, 2019
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Trump Administration Uses Disaster Relief to Fund a Disaster of Its Own Making
Responding to reports that DHS intends to reprogram disaster relief funds for ICE detention beds and funds for temporary court…
August 27, 2019
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Brazilian Government’s Failures are Fueling Wildfires Across the Amazon
Responding to the news of the wildfires that have been raging in the Amazon rainforest for several weeks, Kumi Naidoo,…
August 22, 2019
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Two Years since Rohingya Exodus, Impunity Reigns Supreme for Military
With the threat of returns to Myanmar once again looming over Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Amnesty International warned that Rakhine…
August 22, 2019
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Trump Administration Seeks to Demonize Refugees With New Policy
Responding to reports that the Trump administration is considering a new policy that would allow state and local jurisdictions to…
August 21, 2019