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Nigerian Authorities Failed to Act on Warnings About Boko Haram Raid on School
Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram's armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok.
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What Can Be Done for the Girls of Chibok?
The atrocities being carried out by Boko Haram must be addressed. But a heavy-handed security response is not the answer.
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Amnesty International USA Commends President Obama’s Statement on “Comfort Women”
Amnesty International USA today commended President Obama for publicly raising the issue of "Comfort Women" during his recent visit to East Asia.
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President Obama Must Address Malaysia’s Human Rights Record
On the eve of President Obama's visit to Malaysia, Amnesty International USA urges him to publicly address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
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7 Things Afghanistan’s New President Must Do
These elections represent much more than the appointment of a president. For Afghanistan, it signals the beginning of a new era.
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When Does Targeting Monuments Become a Human Rights Abuse?
Cultural destruction is not a problem of the past. On the contrary, the targeting of monuments is a trending human rights violation.
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THIS EXISTS: Country That Forced 200,000 Women Into Sexual Slavery
They deceived, abducted or otherwise forced an estimated 200,000 women and girls, some as young as 12 years old, into a system of sexual slavery.
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USA: A Step in the Right Direction
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has voted for a degree of transparency on the now long-festering injustices associated with the secret detention program operated by the Central…
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Death Penalty 2013: Small Number of Countries Trigger Global Spike in Executions
Alarming levels of executions in an isolated group of countries in 2013 saw close to 100 more people put to death around the world compared to the previous year, a…
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Amnesty’s Death Penalty Report
Although 2013 saw more executions than in previous years and several countries resuming executions, there was also progress towards abolition in all regions of the world.
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Tech and Human Rights at #SXSW
Learn about the "digital arms race" between activists and repressive governments at our SXSW panel.
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Syria: Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians
Three years after popular pro-reform then anti-government protests drew a brutal response from the Syrian authorities, leading to the internal armed conflict that continues to rage, around a quarter of…