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Scholars Jailed in Turkey’s On-Going War Against Freedom of Expression: How You Can Take Action
Turkey has suffered from a series of horrendous attacks in recent months. The security challenges it faces are very real. Unfortunately, the rhetoric coming out of Ankara suggests that, under…
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Chile: Two-tier justice system allows police to get away with human rights violations
Chile’s outrageous two-tier justice system is allowing police officers to beat, ill-treat and in some cases even kill peaceful demonstrators and other individuals and only face a miniscule sanction at…
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‘I Didn’t Know There Were Two Kinds of Justice’ Military Justice and Police Brutality in Chile
Chile’s outrageous two-tier justice system is allowing police officers to beat, ill-treat and in some cases even kill peaceful demonstrators and other individuals and only face a miniscule sanction at…
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Over a Thousand Human Rights Activists Gather in Miami for Amnesty International USA’s 51st Annual General Meeting
Every day, people from Miami to Monrovia are fighting for human rights, whether that means standing up for freedom of expression or against abuses by police. From April 1-3, Amnesty…
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The ‘Arab Spring’: Five Years On
The Middle East and North Africa was engulfed in an unprecedented outburst of popular protests and demand for reform. It began in Tunisia and spread within weeks to Egypt, Yemen,…
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India Kager Case Raises Serious Concerns About Excessive Force by Police
Following the announcement that no charges would be brought against Virginia Beach officers who fired 30 shots at a car in the parking lot of a convenience store -- killing…
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Lottery approach to health care for women in Latin America is putting thousands of lives at risk
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems that prioritize religious doctrine and stereotypes over the lives of…
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The State as a Catalyst for Violence Against Women
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems that prioritize religious doctrine and stereotypes over the lives of…
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Amnesty International USA Appoints Eric Ferrero as Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Communications and Digital Initiatives
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced today that Eric Ferrero will join the organization to lead strategic communications, working to educate, influence, and engage the public in Amnesty’s vital work.
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his last year in office to bring U.S. laws and policies…
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CAR must strengthen peacekeepers to prevent renewed violence
Civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) remain at risk of deadly violence and instability unless serious weaknesses in the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, are urgently addressed, Amnesty International said…
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Mandated to Protect, Equipped to Succeed? Strengthening Peacekeeping in Central African Republic
Civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) remain at risk of deadly violence and instability unless serious weaknesses in the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, are urgently addressed, Amnesty International said…
