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Yemen: Call for suspension of arms transfers to coalition and accountability for war crimes
Damning evidence of war crimes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which is armed by states including the USA, highlights the urgent need for independent, effective investigation of violations and for…
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UN resolution on Yemen fails to launch international investigation into war crimes
The UN Human Rights Council’s failure to open an international investigation into violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights law, committed as part of the…
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Saudi Arabia: Juvenile offender’s death sentence must shame the authorities into meaningful action
The organization called on the authorities to quash Ali al-Nimr’s death sentence, which followed a grossly unfair trial and was based on “confessions” Ali al-Nimr says were extracted under torture.…
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UN inquiry needed as civilian lives in Yemen devastated six months after Saudi Arabia-led coalition began airstrikes
The international community must use the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to establish an investigation into violations of international humanitarian law and gross human rights abuses committed by all…
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Shaker Aamer Transfer Long Overdue, Upends Guantanamo Myths
In response to reports that Saudi national Shaker Aamer will be transferred to the UK after being held without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay for more than 13 years,…
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Overturn death sentences in mosque bombing case in Kuwait
Seven death sentences handed down by a Kuwait City court today are a misguided response to the bombing of Imam Sadiq Mosque in June this year and must be overturned,…
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Syria’s Refugee Crisis in Numbers
REFUGEES IN THE REGION More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt: Lebanon hosts approximately 1.2 million refugees from…
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Killer facts: The scale of the global arms trade
Weapons and ammunition in circulation Total current military stocks of China, USA, Russia, India, France and UK: 15,426 Battle tanks 17,816 Armoured combat vehicles 36,621 Large calibre artillery systems 7,644…
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Amnesty International Report: Rampant Executions in Saudi Arabia Fuelled by Justice System ‘Riddled with Holes’
Hundreds of people have been condemned to death after being convicted in unfair trials under Saudi Arabia’s deeply flawed judicial system, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published today.
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‘Nowhere Safe for Civilians’: Airstrikes and Ground Attacks in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen are bearing the brunt in the conflict raging between Huthi militias (and army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh), who seized control of the capital…
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Bloody Trail of Civilian Death and Destruction Paved with Evidence of War Crimes in Southern Yemen
Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes and attacks by pro and anti-Huthi armed groups in Ta’iz and Aden in Yemen have killed scores of civilians - including dozens of children – and…
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The U.S. Has 1 Day Left to Answer for This Man’s American Torture Story — in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
By Kimie Matsuo Time is running out on another opportunity for the United States to do the right thing by Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, who is allegedly languishing in solitary confinement…