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Deadly Force: Police Use of Lethal Force In The United States
All 50 states and the District of Columbia fail to comply with international standards on the use of lethal force by law enforcement officers, which require that lethal force should…
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Why We’re #WearingOrange on June 2nd
Gun violence is a national issue that impacts tens of thousands of Americans each year. Each day 88 people lose their lives to firearms in the United States, and countless…
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South Sudan: Escalation of violence points to failed regional and international action
New research conducted by Amnesty International on the surge in military activity in South Sudan over the past weeks clearly shows that regional and international efforts to end the human…
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Argentina is speaking up for its women, we should join them
By Magdalena Medley, Development & Policy, International Coordination and Member Advocacy Assistant and Debbie Sharnak, Argentina Country Specialist Argentina’s society will not tolerate losing one more woman to gender based…
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Behind the Numbers: Understanding Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror in Nigeria
[caption id="attachment_59846" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A student stands in a burnt classroom burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 12,…
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Their Lives On The Line
Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan who face mounting violence - including threats, sexual assault and assassinations- are being abandoned by their own government despite the significant gains they have…
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Victory in Paraguay is a Big Step Forward for Domestic Violence Survivors
By Debbie Sharnak, Argentina-Paraguay country specialist On August 27, 2014, Paraguay took a huge step forward in promoting the rights of domestic violence survivors when they released Lucia Sandoval from prison. Sandoval…
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What’s next for women’s rights? Have your say!
This month we celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 and the kick-off of the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Both of these events happen every year. But…
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Somalia: Prioritise Protection for People with Disabilities
More than two decades of conflict, inadequate health services and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia at risk of forced marriage, violence, rape and repeated forced evictions, said…
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Four Questions for Prime Minister Netanyahu
[caption id="attachment_57911" align="alignleft" width="5184"] (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)[/caption] This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to give two major speeches in Washington, DC. Â The first is Monday…
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Benghazi’s Descent into Chaos: Abductions, Summary Killings and Other Abuses
Targeted UN sanctions and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC), are urgently needed to end rampant abductions, torture, summary killings and other abuses by rival forces in Libya,…
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#DearObama: Use Your State of the Union to Move from Words to Actions on Race and Policing
[caption id="attachment_53611" align="alignleft" width="3000"] Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images[/caption] This blog is part of a series on human rights in the State of the Union address. The United States has an obligation…