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MIRAFLORES, LIMA, PERU - 2019/12/07: Female demonstrators covering their eyes performing in a feminist flash mob "A Rapist in Your Path" (In Spanish "Un violador en tu camino") in protest of violence against women. The song, written by Chile feminist group Las Tesis is becoming an international feminist phenomenon. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Countries cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in the Americas in 2019

As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their…

February 27, 2020

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Annual Report: Ecuador 2013

Republic of Ecuador Head of state and government Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado Indigenous and community leaders faced spurious criminal charges…

May 17, 2013

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Inter-American Court Ruling in Favor of Sarayaku is a Step Forward for Indigenous Rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has come down in favor of the Sarayaku indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon…

July 27, 2012

Press Release

Ecuador Using ‘Any Tool in the Box’ to Suppress Protests

Ecuador’s authorities are misuing the judicial system to clamp down on indigenous and campesino leaders involved in social conflicts over…

July 17, 2012

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Annual Report: Ecuador 2011

Head of state and government: Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 13.8 million Life expectancy:…

June 30, 2011

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Annual Report: Ecuador 2010

Head of state and government Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 13.6 million Life expectancy…

March 19, 2011