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Amnesty welcomes reports of an end to Dragonfly

Responding to media reports that Google will shut down Dragonfly, its censored search app for China, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo said:

December 17, 2018

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Hungary: Police must rein in unnecessary and excessive force used against protesters

The police must rein in unnecessary and excessive force, including the use of tear gas, against peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said today ahead of further demonstrations planned tonight in Budapest.…

December 17, 2018
A participant knees in front of the riot police line outside the headquarter of the Hungarian state television as demonstrators of a rally by members and sympathisers of several trade unions, political parties and civil organisations protest against changes to the labour code proposed by the Prime Minister's party in Budapest on December 16, 2018. (Photo by PETER KOHALMI / AFP) (Photo credit should read PETER KOHALMI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Nigeria: UNICEF suspended amid absurd smear campaign

Responding to the Nigerian army’s suspension of UNICEF from operations in northeast Nigeria over allegations of spying and collaborating with Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: “Amnesty International…

December 14, 2018
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BOUREIMA HAMA Children wash their hands with a bucket bearing the lettering 'Unicef' in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP), home to some 300,000 Nigerian refugees and internally displaced by Boko Haram, in Diffa, Niger, on August 17, 2016, ahead of celebrations for World Humanitarian Day on August 19. / AFP / BOUREIMA HAMA (Photo credit should read BOUREIMA HAMA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Construction of Border Wall Could Risk Thousands of Lives

In response to reports that a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl has died of dehydration and exhaustion after being taken into Border Patrol Custody, Amnesty International tactical campaigns manager Ashley Houghton issued…

December 14, 2018

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Police must end use of excessive force against protesters and high school children in France

French authorities must exercise restraint when policing demonstrations expected on Saturday and avoid any repetition of the injuries caused by their extremely heavy-handed response to protests by the “gilets jaunes” and…

December 14, 2018
French anti-riot policemen with dogs face protesters dressed in yellow vests ("gilets jaunes" in french) on the Champs Elysee, in Paris on December 8, 2018 during a national gathering to protest against rising oil prices and living costs. - Demonstrators who have blocked French roads over the past week dressed in high-visibility jackets, are set to cause another day of disruption on November 24 amid calls to bring Paris to a standstill. (Photo by Emmanuel PEUCHOT / AFP) (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL PEUCHOT/AFP/Getty Images)

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CAR: Up to 100 civilians shot and burnt alive as UN peacekeepers leave posts in Alindao

The United Nations must carry out a thorough investigation into UN peacekeeping troops’ response to a recent attack that killed as many as 100 civilians in a displaced persons camp…

December 14, 2018
This photo taken on July 7, 2018 shows the camp of the Tanzanian contingent from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Berberati. - Known as Siriri, the force is drawn mainly from Fulani cattle herders, who say they took up arms to deal with rustlers. Cattle theft is frequent in the west of the country, where seasonal migration of livestock is common practice. Led by an individual named Ardo Abba, Siriri ("peace" in Sango) has led raids on villages, and warned the UN force of reprisals if its troops continue to operate in the region. The movement is the latest armed group to surface in a conflict that has displaced more than a quarter of CAR's population of 4.5 million people and seen no fewer than seven peace accords signed and fail. (Photo by FLORENT VERGNES / AFP) (Photo credit should read FLORENT VERGNES/AFP/Getty Images)

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Ceasefire in Hodeidah brings long-awaited glimmer of hope to millions in Yemen

Responding to news that the warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire for the port city of Hodeidah, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of Research said:…

December 13, 2018
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on November 25, 2018, shows Yemeni fishermen in their boat in the Red Sea city of Hodeida, on November 25, 2018. - Hodeida, home to Yemen's most vital port, has been the target of a fierce pro-government offensive to reseize it from Huthi rebels who have held it since 2014. The fishing harbour lies just one kilometre (less than a mile) from the frontlines. The fighting poses a mortal threat to an industry the World Bank says employed some 10,000 registered fishermen in Hodeida and the surrounding province before the war. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Nicaragua: Attack on CENIDH is a blow for human rights

In response to the decree by Nicaragua’s National Assembly cancelling the legal registration of the Nicaraguan Centre for Human Rights (CENIDH) today, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International,…

December 12, 2018