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Yemen: UAE recklessly supplying militias with windfall of Western arms
An open source investigation published by Amnesty International today highlights a growing danger in Yemen’s conflict as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recklessly arms militias with a range of advanced…
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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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Human Rights In India Under Attack
To view PDF click here: Human Rights In India Under Attack The Government of India, led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is desperately trying to crush human rights work…
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Qatar: Authorities must step up efforts to honour labour rights promises before 2022 World Cup
With less than four years to go until the 2022 World Cup, the Qatari authorities risk falling behind on their promise to tackle widespread labour exploitation of thousands of migrant…
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UN: Act to End China’s Mass Detentions in Xinjiang
The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a resolution establishing an international fact-finding mission to Xinjiang, the region of China where up to one million Turkic Muslims are being…
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Coalition should follow Australia’s lead after military admits civilian deaths in Mosul
Responding to the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) admission that its air strikes in Mosul, Iraq may have caused up to 18 civilian deaths in 2017, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle…
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Deadliest Boko Haram attack on Rann leaves at least 60 people murdered in Nigeria
At least 60 people were killed following the January 28 devastating Boko Haram attack on Rann, a border town in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International has confirmed. The organization…
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Tracy Wilkinson of the LA Times and Alli Maloney of Teen Vogue Named as Judges for Amnesty International USA Media Awards
Two judges have been named to the panel of Amnesty International USA’s Media Awards, which will re-launched in New York City on April 3 after a decade-long hiatus. Tracy Wilkinson, correspondent for…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Posting FB Video (Indonesia: UA 165.18)
Agustinus Yolemal, a Papuan pro-independence activist was convicted for inciting hatred and hostility and sentenced to 1 year’s imprisonment by the Timika District Court in Papua Province on 14 January…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Bill Could Grant Amnesty for Grave Crimes (Guatemala: UA 12.19)
Guatemala’s Congress could imminently pass a law that would grant an amnesty to those suspected or found guilty of crimes such as genocide, torture, and enforced disappearances during the internal…
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Israel/OPT: Tourism companies driving settlement expansion, profiting from war crimes
Online booking giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are fueling human rights violations against Palestinians by listing hundreds of rooms and activities in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, including…
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Asia Bibi must finally get her freedom in Pakistan
Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold its ruling, again acquitting Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges and ordering her release, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Rimmel Mohydin, said: “Asia…
