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Authorities in Argentina deny 11-year-old’s right to terminate forced pregnancy
Argentine authorities must be held accountable for putting at grave risk the life of an 11-year-old rape survivor carrying a forced pregnancy and divulging confidential medical information, said Amnesty International…
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Expansion of Remain in Mexico Plan Could Put Lives at Risk
Reports indicate that the Remain in Mexico plan, also known as Migrant Protection Protocols, will soon be implemented in parts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. This plan forces asylum-seekers…
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Honduras: Authorities must bring all those suspected of responsibility for the murder of Berta Cáceres to justice
Three years after the murder of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran defender of environmental and Indigenous rights, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:
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Israel/ OPT: Findings of UN inquiry into Gaza killings must pave way for justice over war crimes
Responding to the findings of a report published by the UN Commission of Inquiry today which states that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes during protests in Gaza last…
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Background Check Bills Present Congress with Prime Opportunity to Act on Gun Violence
The House of Representatives is set to vote on two pieces of legislation this week that would be important steps in taking meaningful action against the human rights crisis of…
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Ending Gun Violence is a Focus of Amnesty International USA’s 54th Annual General Meeting in Chicago
Members of Amnesty International USA from around the country and human rights activists from around the world will meet in Chicago from March 1-4 for its Annual General Meeting (AGM)…
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Hanoi Summit Cannot Gloss Over Human Rights Atrocities in North Korea
As US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at a two-day summit on February 27 - 28 to be held in Hanoi,…
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Venezuela: Authorities must stop armed attacks against the population
In the context of the arrival of international aid, and in response to multiple complaints of the use of force and attacks on demonstrators with firearms – including AK-type rifles…
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Trump Administration Attacks Vital Healthcare in New Rule
Reacting to reports of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “domestic gag rule” draft around Title X, the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care,…
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Nauru: Deterring essential medical transfers risks deadly consequences
Responding to news that the government of Nauru has passed a law severely restricting medical transfers to Australia for refugees and asylum seekers, Meghna Abraham, Director of Global Thematic Issues…
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