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Copt Blast Aftermath: When Will the State of Emergency Protect Egyptians?
A week after a New Year's Day attack on a Copt church left 21 Egyptians dead and 79 wounded, it’s still hard to express in words the kind of madness…
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Cote D'Ivoire Reaches Tipping Point as Death Toll Hits 200
At a special session of the UN Human Rights Council today, the US claimed that the post-election violence in Cote D’Ivoire has claimed 200 lives so far – a much…
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One Month To Go: Sudan Moves Toward Tipping Point
It's the one-month countdown to the referendum in South Sudan. A lot is at stake in the plebiscite that is widely expected to split Africa’s largest country in two. Considering…
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Four Years, Seven Months, and Three Days
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. One woman was on her way to buy a birthday gift for her son, another was a volunteer who worked…
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Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers Endorsed in Geneva
On Tuesday, November 9, 58 private security companies -- including Xe (formerly Blackwater) -- signed an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers. The Code seeks to address the…
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Upon Arrival in Indonesia, Obama Must Address Human Rights Issues
As President Obama makes his way to Indonesia, Amnesty International is calling upon him to address human rights issues.
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Will Obama Cut Ties With Indonesian Torture?
President Obama will visit his childhood home of Indonesia in early November in his first official visit since taking office. While his visit may bring back fond memories of his…
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Progress for Women Fighting for Peace
Yesterday the United Nations Security Council strengthened the commitments it made a decade ago to women affected by war. High level ministers, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, met to mark…
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Failed accountability, WikiLeaks show true cost of war
The release by WikiLeaks late last week of 391,832 secret documents on the Iraq War has been said to be "…the most comprehensive and detailed account of any war ever…
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US Must Investigate Detainee Abuse Claims in Wikileaks Files
Amnesty International calls on the USA to investigate how much US officials knew about the torture of detainees held by Iraqi security forces after new evidence emerged in files released…
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Good News for International Justice
For years, rebel group leader Callixte Mbarushimana has been living in France, enjoying impunity for heinous crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  Callixte leads the Democratic Forces for the…
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Victims Testify to End Sexual Violence in the Congo
The international community and specifically the United States must play a lead role in demanding an end to impunity for the horrific sexual violence that reoccurs in Congo. We are…