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Scars of Survival: Gun Violence and Barriers to Reparation in the USA
Survivors of gun violence in the USA suffer years of trauma and pain due to a destructive combination of government…
July 11, 2019
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TripAdvisor Staff Urged to Speak Out Against Firm’s Role in Sustaining Illegal Israeli Settlements
Amnesty International has called on TripAdvisor employees to use their power to demand that their company stops profiting from war…
July 9, 2019
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Same-Sex Marriage to be Legalized in Northern Ireland and UK Must Legislate on Ending Abortion Ban
Today marks huge progress for the rights of Northern Irish citizens, said Amnesty International, as MPs voted through amendments to…
July 9, 2019
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Virginia Lawmakers Turn Their Backs on Virginians Senselessly Killed
Responding to a special session of the General Assembly on a package of gun violence prevention bills in the wake…
July 9, 2019
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Taliban bombings in Afghanistan chillingly disregard human life
The Taliban’s killing of civilians through a continuous spate of bombings demonstrates the armed group’s chilling disregard for human lives,…
July 9, 2019
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Trump Administration Commission on Unalienable Rights Politicizes Human Rights for Hate
Reacting to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement today of a creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights, Joanne…
July 8, 2019
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Abhorrent attack on migrant detention center in Libya must be investigated as a war crime
The International Criminal Court must order an urgent investigation into an abhorrent attack on the Tajoura immigration detention center in…
July 3, 2019
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Georgia/Russia: Post-conflict boundary splits communities, leaving thousands in limbo
Russia’s and the de facto authorities’ attempts to physically demarcate a boundary between the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South…
July 3, 2019
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UN arms embargo violations put Tripoli’s 1.2 million civilians in grave danger
The lives and security of Tripoli’s 1.2 million civilians hang in the balance as warring parties use a range of…
July 2, 2019
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Egypt: Series of draconian laws ‘legalizes’ unprecedented repression six years since fall of Morsi
The Egyptian authorities are attempting to normalize human rights violations by passing a series of laws to “legalize” their escalating…
July 2, 2019
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‘Saving lives is not a crime’: Politically motivated legal harassment of migrant human rights defenders by the USA
Since 2018, the US government has conducted an unlawful and discriminatory campaign of intimidation, threats, harassment, and criminal investigations against…
July 2, 2019
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Resignation of Acting CBP Chief
The following can be attributed to Charanya Krishnaswami, advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA: “Children should never…
June 25, 2019