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Nigeria: Starving women raped by soldiers and militia who claim to be rescuing them
Thousands of women and girls who survived the brutal rule of the Boko Haram armed group have since been further abused by the Nigerian security forces who claim to be…
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Amnesty International USA: In Haspel Confirmation, US Moves Beyond Impunity to Reward Torture
Reacting to news that Gina Haspel was confirmed for the role of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Daphne Eviatar, Director of Security with Human Rights at Amnesty International USA…
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Markup of Burma Act
Legislation holding senior level Myanmar military officials accountable for mass atrocities against the Rohingya passed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today. The BURMA Act (HR 5819) also urges…
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Brazil: International solidarity is crucial to solving activist Marielle Franco’s killing
Increased global activism is crucial to pressuring Brazilian authorities into solving the killing of the human rights defender and city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, said Amnesty…
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Ukraine: Attack on LGBTI event highlights police failure to confront far-right violence
Responding to the disruption by far-right groups of an LGBTI rights meeting organized by Amnesty International in Kyiv on Thursday evening, Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! – Women’s Rights Activists No Longer at Imminent Risk (Ukraine: UA 57.18)
Following the attacks that marred International Women’s Day in Ukraine on 8 March, Vitaliana Koval and other women’s and LGBTI rights defenders in Ukraine are no longer considered to be…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! – Women’s Rights Activists No Longer at Imminent Risk (Ukraine: UA 57.18)
Following the attacks that marred International Women’s Day in Ukraine on 8 March, Vitaliana Koval and other women’s and LGBTI rights defenders in Ukraine are no longer considered to be…
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Iran: New evidence reveals deliberate desecration and destruction of multiple mass grave sites
New evidence including satellite imagery, photo and video analysis show that the Iranian authorities are deliberately destroying suspected or confirmed mass grave sites associated with the 1988 massacre in which thousands…
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Amnesty Statement to HFAC: EU Governments are Complicit in Refugee Suffering
Since 2016, European governments implemented a series of measures designed to shut down the Mediterranean Sea routes used by refugees, and outsource their border controls to neighboring countries, most notably…
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Americas: Summit leaders must prioritize solving grave human rights challenges
Regional leaders must prioritize the protection of human rights in their final declaration at the VIII Summit of the Americas and take immediate action to fulfil that commitment in their…
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Israel/OPT: Stop the use of lethal and other excessive force and investigate deaths of Palestinian protesters
Following the deaths of 17 Palestinians during protests that started yesterday in the Gaza Strip and the injuring of hundreds of others, Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli authorities…
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Israel/OPT: Authorities must refrain from using excessive force in response to Palestine Land Day protests
Ahead of tomorrow’s planned protests marking Palestine Land Day, and amid reports that Israeli forces have warned that they will open fire on anyone from Gaza seen breaching the border…
