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After Paris: Don’t Sacrifice Human Rights in the Name of Security
By Dana Gallaty, Security with Human Rights Action Network It is concerning, though unsurprising, that some U.S. lawmakers’ and politicians’ initial reactions to the horrific attacks in Paris earlier this…
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CAR: Pope’s historic visit must address sectarian conflict
Central African Republic (CAR) must seize the historic opportunity that Pope Francis’ two-day visit presents to place human rights and justice at the heart of national reconciliation efforts, Amnesty International…
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Myanmar: Letpadaung mine protesters still denied justice
Myanmar’s government stands accused of putting profits before human rights at the Letpadaung copper mine, with continued detention of activists and continued refusal to investigate use of white phosphorous against…
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Nigeria: Man’s death following beating by soldiers must be impartially investigated
Disturbing new evidence of Nigerian soldiers beating a man to death and injuring six others in the northern state of Yobe is a chilling reminder that elements of the Nigerian…
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Indonesia: Papuan pro-independence activist jailed for raising a flag finally freed
Papuan pro-independence activist Filep Karma tasted freedom today after being unjustly jailed for more than a decade for simply raising an independence flag at a political ceremony in 2004, Amnesty…
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Brazil: Fresh hope for justice for 10-year-old boy shot dead in military police operation
The decision by Rio de Janeiro State Public Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute the killing of a 10-year-old boy in a favela earlier this year is a positive sign towards ensuring…
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Angola: Independence celebrations marred by crackdown on human rights
President José Eduardo dos Santos’s tightening stranglehold on freedom of expression in Angola and his government’s decades of fear and repression will cast an indelible stain on the 40th anniversary…
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5 Questions Prime Minister Netanyahu Should be Asked Today
Today at 3 PM EST, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a public speech at the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington DC. In a letter (pdf) to…
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The New “Cash Cow” for Assad in Syria: Human Rights Abuses
The Syrian economy is collapsing, and the Syrian people are suffering. But the Assad regime has found a new “cash cow” that is reaping great profit for the government: enforced…
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Horrific pattern of violence against free expression in Bangladesh
The brutal attacks against two publishers of the slain blogger Avijit Joy and their colleagues in Bangladesh today is further chilling evidence of the horrific pattern of violence against people…
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Iraq must investigate deadly Camp Liberty rocket attack
A rocket attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq is a despicable and callous crime, Amnesty International said as it called for an immediate investigation, urgent protection and…
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Israeli forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories must end pattern of unlawful killings
Israeli forces have carried out a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, said Amnesty International today, based on the findings of an ongoing research…