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Ireland: Abortion referendum is historic opportunity to vote for equality, compassion and dignity
Women and girls in Ireland finally have a once in a generation opportunity to have their right to decide what happens to their bodies recognized, said Amnesty International ahead of…
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Amnesty Statement on Lantos Commission Hearing on Artificial Intelligence
Amnesty’s AI and Human Rights Initiative tackles human rights challenges posed by AI technologies. A core part of the initiative is the development of ethical principles for the development and…
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Global Wikipedia edit-a-thon shines spotlight on the unsung women defending human rights around the world
Wikipedia enthusiasts from around the world are joining forces on 19 and 20 May 2018 to take part in a global edit-a-thon to shine a spotlight on extraordinary unsung women…
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Shooting at Santa Fe High School
The following statement can be attributed to Victoria Coy, end gun violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA:
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Urgent Action: Men Convicted for Exercising Freedom of Speech (Somaliland: UA 92.18)
Mohamed Kayse Mohamoud and Boqor Osman aw Muhamed Mohamed have been convicted for publicly exercising their rights to the freedom of expression.
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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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Urgent Action: Serious Health Concerns For Prisoner of Conscience (Viet Nam: UA 101.18)
Trần Anh Kim was convicted and sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for “carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the Peoples’ administration” in 2016. At 69 years of age, his health…
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Urgent Action: Forcibly Married, Raped Girl Sentenced to Death (Sudan: UA 95.18)
Nineteen year old, Noura Hussein Hamad Daoud, was sentenced to death on 10 May for killing her husband in self-defense after he tried to rape her for a second time.…
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Australia: Healthcare rollbacks put refugee lives and health at risk
The Australian government is attempting to walk away from the human rights crisis it has created for refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by winding back critical…
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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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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SENATE BRIEFING STATEMENT – TURKEY TARGETING MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY (MAY 16, 2018)
On May 16, Amnesty International co-hosted a briefing on human rights and religious freedom in Turkey. The briefing was cosponsored by the Senate Human Rights Caucus co-chairs Sen. Thom Tillis…
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Crackdown on Beirut Pride an outrageous attempt to deny human rights of LGBTI people
The Lebanese authorities’ disruption of activities planned for Beirut Pride Week is an outrageous attempt to deny the human rights of LGBTI people, Amnesty International said today. The authorities cancelled…
