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Detention Never in Child’s Best Interest, Says Amnesty International USA

Responding to news that the Homestead facility holding unaccompanied children is being emptied out, Amnesty International researcher for refugee and migrant rights Denise Bell issued the following statement:

August 3, 2019
Migrant children who have been separated from their families can be seen in tents at a detention center in Homestead, Florida on June 27, 2019. - Public outcry over Trump's handling of the border crisis has increased dramatically after a migrant rights group revealed alarming detention conditions of migrant children in Texas, where children were deprived of showers and clean clothes for weeks. (Photo by RHONA WISE / AFP) (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

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UN Secretary General Orders Investigation Into Atrocities in Idlib, Syria

The plans for a UN investigation into attacks targeting hospitals in Idlib, and other buildings clearly identified as civilian objects by the UN, offer hope that perpetrators of war crimes…

August 1, 2019
Smoke rises above a rebel-held town east of the city of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 30, 2018. - At least eight battered rebel-held towns in southern Syria returned to regime control under Russian-brokered deals after nearly two weeks of bombardment, a Britain-based monitor said. (Photo by Mohamad ABAZEED / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mass Hunger Strike at al-Aqrab Prison Over Denial of Family Visits and Dire Conditions

The Egyptian authorities must immediately end cruel and inhumane detention conditions and allow regular family visits at al-Aqrab maximum security prison in Tora where approximately 130 detainees have gone on…

July 31, 2019
An Egyptian soldier stands on guard near a waving national flag as citizens arrive to cast votes in a referendum on constitutional amendments, at a school in the capital Cairo's northern neighbourhood of Shubra, on the first day of a three-day poll, on April 20, 2019. - Polls in Egypt opened on April 20 for 62 million eligible voters to make their voice hear on a referendum that could keep President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in power until 2030. On the ballot is a raft of constitutional changes that would extend Sisis current term by two years. He would be eligible to run for six more years in 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amnesty International Israel’s Office Targeted with Death Threat

The Israeli authorities must urgently investigate death threats targeting three civil society organizations, including Amnesty International’s Israeli section in Tel Aviv, the organization’s International Secretariat said today.

July 31, 2019

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Charges Against Protesters in Hong Kong Are A “Chilling Warning”

“By using such vague charges against pro-democracy protesters, the Hong Kong authorities seem intent on sending a chilling warning to anyone considering taking part in future protests."

July 31, 2019
Hong Hong Legislative members and pro-democracy activists Ted Hui (centre L) and Kwok Ka-ki (centre R) speak to the media outside the Eastern District Court in Hong Kong on July 31, 2019, in support of protesters who were charged with rioting during recent clashes with police. - Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court on July 31 after being charged with rioting, setting the stage for further unrest in a weeks-long crisis that has rocked the global financial hub. (Photo by Isaac LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)