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These Senators are sick of US bombs killing civilians
In a sign of growing concern regarding the U.S.-Saudi Arabia military alliance, 27 U.S. Senators recently backed legislation to stop a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Sen. Chris…
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Saudi Arms Deal Must Be Halted After Failed Senate Vote
A resolution to block the latest arms sale to Saudi Arabia by the Obama administration failed in the Senate today.
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Yemen: Evidence indicates US-made bomb was used in attack on MSF hospital
Yemen: Evidence indicates US-made bomb was used in attack on MSF hospital Contact: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] States – including the USA and UK – must immediately stop supplying weapons that…
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Good News! – Ahmed Abdullah Released On Bail (Egypt: 9/16)
Prisoner of conscience Ahmed Abdullah was released on bail on 10 September after spending over four months in detention without trial.
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Good News! – Human Rights Defender Malek Adly Released (Egypt: UA 98/16)
Human rights defender Malek Adly has been released on 28 August after he spent 115 days in detention. The court did not set bail as a condition of his release…
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Conference of States Parties must stop the secrecy and drag $100bn global trade out of the shadows
The second Conference of States Parties for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) must make critical progress this week on holding governments to account by introducing mandatory public reporting of all…
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UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations
UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations · States Parties still engaging in unscrupulous arms transfers, putting lives and human rights at risk · More than…
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Yemen: Bombardment of MSF hospital a deplorable attack
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s aerial bombardment of a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Yemen is an atrocious attack that could amount to a war crime, Amnesty International…
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Peace talks must prioritize getting aid to desperate civilians in Yemen
Restrictions on the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to civilians in Yemen are exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis and endangering lives, said Amnesty International calling on all parties to the…
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Saudi Arabia’s Execution Toll Reaches 100
According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that an execution was carried out in Riyadh today bringing the total number of executions carried out so…
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Farcical trial of Nabeel Rajab a barefaced assault on freedom of expression in Bahrain
Bahraini authorities must immediately release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and drop all charges against him ahead of his trial next week over Twitter posts criticizing the war in Yemen…
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Amnesty report: Abductions, torture and summary killings at the hands of armed groups in Syria
Armed groups operating in Aleppo, Idleb and surrounding areas in the north of Syria have carried out a chilling wave of abductions, torture and summary killings, said Amnesty International in…