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Uganda must suspend ‘crime preventers’ ahead of elections
The Ugandan government should urgently suspend the crime preventer program ahead of the February 2016 national elections, said Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Network Uganda (HURINET-U), Chapter Four Uganda, and…
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Reaping the Harvest of Fear: The Obama Administration Deports Asylum Seekers
This month, the Obama administration started to round up and deport many Central Americans, who despite surviving harrowingly difficult journeys, failed to achieve their goal of finding a home in…
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6 Critical Human Rights Concerns Obama Should Address Tonight
[caption id="attachment_68056" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images[/caption] Once more, President Obama will address the nation before the full Congress. Once more, he will lay out his plans for…
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to President Obama’s Gun Control Announcement
President Obama announced today that he would implement stronger gun control policies by executive action, including background checks, increased access to mental health care, exploring gun safety technology and the…
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Mali: Armed group’s horrific siege of international hotel shows utter disregard for human life
The despicable attack on civilians at the Radisson hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako by members of the armed group Al Mourabitoun demonstrates again the total disregard for civilians that is…
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Burkina Faso: No amnesty for soldiers who killed unarmed civilians
Burkina Faso’s former presidential guard displayed a cold-blooded disregard for human life, killing 14 unarmed protestors and bystanders and wounding hundreds more with automatic weapons following last month’s coup d’état,…
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Army must free detained leaders in Burkina Faso and avoid violent repression of protests
Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard must stop using lethal force, beatings and other violence to repress protests and release arbitrarily detained members of the transitional government, said Amnesty International amid reports…
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Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces
Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison conditions have led to dozens more deaths, Amnesty International said…
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New report: Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces
Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison conditions have led to dozens more deaths, Amnesty International said…
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South Sudan: Warring parties must fully commit to ensuring accountability for atrocities
The signing of a peace agreement today by the Government of South Sudan is an important and vital step in ending the violence and addressing the massive human suffering in…
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Mexico: Investigate new evidence that a military order may have provoked massacre of 22 people
Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate a recently uncovered military document that seems to indicate that the killing of 22 people in June 2014 was not the outcome of a…
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to Shooting at Historic Black Church in South Carolina
“We are horrified by the killings in Charleston, and we mourn the senseless loss of life,” said Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA. “We urge authorities at…