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First Impressions Count: An Agenda for Secretary Kerry’s Trip to Africa
The trip offers a key opportunity to refocus U.S. leadership on the deteriorating respect for human rights by the ruling governments.
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President Obama Must Address Malaysia’s Human Rights Record
On the eve of President Obama's visit to Malaysia, Amnesty International USA urges him to publicly address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
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What’s Ten Attack Helicopters Between Friends?
Not only does this demonstrate an end to the "aid" suspension, it provides the Egyptian military with a key weapon that has already been used in bloody crackdowns against civilians.
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How You Can Help Defend Journalists in Honduras
The role of journalists becomes even more important when the government fails to investigate abuses. But the impunity that makes journalists so necessary also creates even greater danger for them.
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7 Things Afghanistan’s New President Must Do
These elections represent much more than the appointment of a president. For Afghanistan, it signals the beginning of a new era.
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Zimbabwe: Where Freedom Isn’t Free
Today, Zimbabwe commemorates 34 years of independence, but it remains a country where organizing a peaceful protest can land you behind bars.
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USA: A Step in the Right Direction
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has voted for a degree of transparency on the now long-festering injustices associated with the secret detention program operated by the Central…
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How Much Do You Know About Turkey’s Social Media Crackdown?
Internet restrictions are an important part of the problem, but they are only the most obvious example of a larger attack on dissent.
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How Obama Failed in Saudi Arabia
Even by the standard of low expectations set for a trip described as fencing-mending, President Obama's public silence on Saudi Arabian human rights spoke loudly today.
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Read the Letter: What We Want President Obama to Do in Saudi Arabia
As an ally of the United States, Saudi Arabia has been spared the blunt criticisms U.S. officials make of other governments that commit serious human rights violations.
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Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Bring a Female Secret Service Driver to Saudi Arabia
Ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Amnesty International is calling on President Obama to take a stand for human rights by having a woman Secret Service driver…
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5 Reasons President Obama Should Speak Out For Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama has an opportunity this month to lead from behind on women's rights in Saudi Arabia - behind, that is, a woman driver.