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Nigeria: No justice for the 640 men and boys slain by military following Giwa barracks attack two years ago
Two years after at least 640 recaptured detainees were slaughtered by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, the authorities have failed to conduct an effective, impartial and independent investigation into the…
Update
Turning a Blind Eye on Impunity in Nigeria
Last week’s announcement that the US plans to deploy military advisors to assist the Nigerian government fight Boko Haram and is considering restarting the training of an infantry battalion, despite…
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No justice for torture victims in Kazakhstan
Authorities in Kazakhstan are failing in their duty to promptly, impartially and effectively investigate reports of torture and other ill-treatment perpetrated by members of law enforcement agencies and prison staff,…
Report
Dead End Justice Impunity For Torture In Kazakhstan
Authorities in Kazakhstan are failing in their duty to promptly, impartially, and effectively investigate reports of torture and other ill-treatment perpetrated by members of law enforcement agencies and prison staff,…
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Governments Must Halt All Arms Flows to the Yemen Conflict
Escalating violations, including possible war crimes, that have sparked a humanitarian crisis amid Yemen’s armed conflict will only worsen unless all states immediately impose a comprehensive embargo on arms transfers…
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
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World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi
Urgent and sustained international support is needed to help end the cycle of chaos and rampant abuse gripping Libya, said Amnesty International on the fifth anniversary of the uprising that…
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Nearly four decades after revolution in Iran, legal framework remains deeply flawed
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
Report
Flawed Reforms: Iran’s New Code of Criminal Procedure
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
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Iraqi authorities turn blind eye to Shi’a militia vicious reprisal killings
The Iraqi authorities’ failure to protect Sunni civilians from a wave of reprisal attacks by Shi’a militia last month is another example of widespread impunity for what are clearly war…
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New Photos Pertaining to Torture Released, U.S. Should Launch Criminal Investigations
The Department of Defense today disclosed nearly 200 previously unreleased photographs pertaining to torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners carried out by U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan [and Guantánamo]. Hundreds…