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Israel/ OPT: Findings of UN inquiry into Gaza killings must pave way for justice over war crimes
Responding to the findings of a report published by the UN Commission of Inquiry today which states that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes during protests in Gaza last…
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Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened governments to commit appalling violations during 2018 by giving them…
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Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds of others, including teenagers, in an escalation of their policy…
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United States Must Center Human Rights and Suspend Security Assistance to Cameroon
In response to reports that the US government has decided to cut security and military aid to Cameroon amid concerns over its human rights record, Adotei Akwei, deputy director for…
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House Foreign Affairs Committee must highlight deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula
Amnesty International USA today called on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to highlight the rapidly deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula and the ongoing war and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. As…
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Statement for the Record on the February 6 Hearing “US Policy in the Arabian Peninsula”
To view PDF click here: Amnesty Intl HFAC letter for record Arabian Peninsula February 5, 2019 Rep. Eliot Engel, Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, Ranking Member House Foreign Affairs Committee 2170 Rayburn…
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Hope flickers as justice still proves elusive in Sri Lanka
In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored Resolution 30/1 at the UN Human Rights Council to demonstrate the newly elected government’s commitment to break with impunity for a past marked by serious…
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Letter to Congress on the Implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian Security Forces
Letter to Congress on the Implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian Security Forces To view PDF click here: AIUSA letter to Congress on implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian security forces_…
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Syria: US withdrawal does not erase Coalition’s duty towards Raqqa’s devastated civilians
UPDATE: This statement has been modified to reflect a clarification by US forces that the early stages of the withdrawal involve military equipment, but not troops, leaving Syria. Reacting to…
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US Ceases Cooperation with United Nations Over Potential Human Rights Abuses
In response to reports that the Trump administration has stopped cooperating with United Nations (UN) investigators probing potential human rights violations in the United States, Amnesty International advocacy director Daniel…
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Government failures fuel escalating conflict in Nigeria between farmers and herders as death toll nears 4,000
The Nigerian authorities’ failure to investigate communal clashes and bring perpetrators to justice has fueled a bloody escalation in the conflict between farmers and herders across the country, resulting in…
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Amnesty International USA to Vice President Pence: Human rights priorities to raise with Asian leaders
November 12, 2018 The Honorable Michael R. Pence The Vice President Old Executive Office Building 1650 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Human rights priorities…