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Human Rights on Capitol Hill November Edition
Human Rights on Capitol Hill November Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA November 13, 2018 In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: 1) President…
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Gaza: Civilian lives must be spared as fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups escalates
Responding to the escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian armed groups in Gaza overnight - the most serious fighting since the 2014 armed conflict - Saleh Higazi, Deputy…
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Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honor
Amnesty International announced today that it has withdrawn its highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light of the Myanmar leader’s shameful betrayal of…
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Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle engulfing their city unless warring parties act immediately to protect them from the fighting,…
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Arrest warrants for Syrian officials in France an important step towards justice
Responding to the news that French prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for three senior Syrian government and intelligence officials on charges of torture, enforced disappearances, crimes against humanity and war…
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Madagascar: Unjustified, excessive and prolonged pre-trial detention keeps thousands in life-threatening prison conditions
People who have not been found guilty of any crime are dying in Madagascar’s prisons due to appalling conditions, Amnesty International said today, as it released a report highlighting how the…
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Instilling terror: From lethal force to persecution in Nicaragua
From the beginning of June, the government of President Daniel Ortega intensified its strategy for repression in a so-called “clean-up” operation, targeting protesters with arbitrary arrests, torture, and the widespread…
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Nigeria: Boko Haram killing of aid worker Hauwa Liman is a war crime
Responding to the murder of aid worker Hauwa Liman by Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: “With yet another horrific killing of a humanitarian worker, Boko…
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France flouts international law by continuing to export arms used in deadly crackdowns in Egypt
An Amnesty International investigation published today reveals that armored personnel carriers supplied by France were used with deadly effect by the Egyptian security forces to violently and repeatedly disperse protests and…
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A year after Raqqa, US-led Coalition’s ongoing denials an insult to survivors
The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction it caused in Raqqa is a slap in the face…
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Washington Becomes the 20th State to Abolish the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty violates its Constitution, Kristina Roth, Senior Program Officer at Amnesty International USA stated: “This is tremendous news…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill October Edition
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill October Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA October 9, 2018 In this edition of Human Rights on…