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Iran: Macabre propaganda videos feature forced ‘confessions’ of executed Sunni men
Iran’s authorities have used crude propaganda tactics to dehumanize death penalty victims in the eyes of the public and divert attention away from the deeply flawed trials that led to…
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CAR: EU donors must prioritize accountability
European Union (EU) member states and all donors attending the Brussels Conference for the Central African Republic (CAR) on 17 November must take concrete steps to end impunity in CAR,…
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Investigate reports Iraqi forces tortured and killed villagers near Mosul in ‘cold blood’
The Iraqi authorities must urgently investigate reports that fighters wearing Iraqi Federal Police uniforms tortured and extrajudicially executed residents in villages they captured south of Mosul, said Amnesty International. Researchers…
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Afghanistan: UN probe into US airstrikes on Kunduz a welcome step towards accountability
In response to today’s announcement by the United Nations that it will investigate last week’s US-led airstrikes in Kunduz province, in which more than 30 civilians were killed, Champa Patel,…
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Iraq: Tribal militia tortured detainees in revenge attacks during Mosul offensive
Militia fighters from the Sab’awi tribe have unlawfully detained, publicly humiliated and tortured or otherwise ill-treated men and boys in villages south-east of Mosul that were recaptured from the armed…
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Civilians tell Amnesty of Being Caught in the Crossfire in Mosul
Military operations to retake Mosul and the surrounding areas from the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) are endangering civilians who are being caught in the crossfire or in…
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America Isn’t Itself When It’s Afraid
When a society becomes overrun by fear, it can be primed to accept policies that undermine human rights while providing an illusion of safety and security. We’ve seen it time…
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US must come clean about civilian deaths caused by coalition air strikes in Syria
U.S.-led coalition forces carrying out air strikes in Syria must conduct thorough investigations into reports of civilian casualties from its operations and disclose their findings, said Amnesty International. Eleven coalition…
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We did not believe we would survive: Killings, rape and looting in Juba
South Sudanese government forces are responsible for deliberately killing civilians, raping women and girls and looting property in July in Juba, the country’s capital, Amnesty International said in a new…
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South Africa: Decision to leave International Criminal Court a ‘deep betrayal of millions of victims worldwide’
Parliament must urgently convene to reconsider the government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding instrument of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said today. “South Africa’s sudden…
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Amnesty releases new satellite imagery of Aleppo ahead of UN meeting
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) must step in to fill the void left by the Security Council members’ catastrophic failure to end relentless attacks targeting the civilian population in eastern…
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Punished for Daesh’s crimes’: Displaced Iraqis abused by militias and government forces
Iraqis fleeing IS-held areas face torture, disappearance and death in revenge attacks Paramilitary militias and government forces in Iraq have committed serious human rights violations, including war crimes, by torturing,…