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Myanmar: Guilty verdict against Reuters journalists sends stark warning on press freedom
Responding to the news that Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of breaching Myanmar’s Official Secrets…
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South Asia: Truth and justice still elusive for thousands of victims of enforced disappearance
As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, Amnesty International calls on governments across South Asia to deliver long overdue truth, justice and reparations to…
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Yemen: Scathing UN report underscores need for arms embargo, tougher scrutiny
Responding to a scathing report published today by the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) which concludes that all parties to the conflict may be guilty of…
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UN report adds to mountain of evidence of Myanmar’s atrocities against ethnic minorities
A blistering report released by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) today brought yet more damning evidence of the Myanmar security forces’ atrocity crimes against the Rohingya and…
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Myanmar: Shameful anniversary highlights lack of accountability for atrocities against Rohingya
World leaders’ failure to act has allowed the Myanmar security forces’ perpetrators of crimes against humanity to remain at large for a year after their murderous campaign against the Rohingya…
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Florida’s diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State
Florida’s approach to the death penalty is deepening its outlier status on this human rights issue and has now added an extra layer of arbitrariness to its already discriminatory and…
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Amnesty Sends Letter to the National Security Council on Recommendations on Key Human Rights Issues to Raise at U.N. General Assembly
August 21, 2018 Rear Admiral Garry E. Hall Senior Director for International Organizations and Alliances National Security Council The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, First Floor, West Wing…
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HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL: AUG 13, 2018
In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: (1)USA - Trump Administration Must Not Swap Family Separation – a Human Rights Travesty – for Mass Family Detention, Another Human Rights…
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Nebraska Set to Carry Out Its First Execution in 21 Years
Amnesty International USA urges the state of Nebraska not to resume executions, ahead of plans by the state to carry out its first execution in 21 years on August 14.…
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New video in Cameroon shows more brutal killings by armed forces
A horrifying video obtained by Amnesty International shows Cameroonian security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed people during a military operation in the village of Achigaya in the Far…
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BRICS: Nations Must Put Human Rights First
BRICS nations must put human rights at the forefront of their discussions, said Amnesty International India and South Africa in a joint statement released at the commencement of the 10th…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill: July 17, 2018
Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA Â July 17, 2018 Â In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: Family Separation: Amnesty International strongly opposes both Family…