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Trump’s Views on Policing Flout Rule of Law and Endanger Both Civilians and Law Enforcement
In his speech today before police officers in Suffolk County, NY, President Trump bragged about the volume of military equipment being provided to police departments, joked about the violent handling…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Bahraini Activist Risks 7 Years In Jail For Retweets (Bahrain: UA 185.17)
Bahraini activist Yaser Mawali has been on trial before the Lower Court in Manama, the capital, since 7 June charged with “insulting the King” for two posts he had retweeted.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Activists Arrested For Tiananmen Commemoration (China: UA 148.17)
Two activists, Ding Yajun and Shi Tingfu, have been formally charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Hu Jianguo, another activist…
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls for Release of Jailed Activists in Turkey, Including Amnesty Staff
Speaking at an event in Sydney, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he ‘deplored’ the actions of the Turkish authorities in arresting human rights activists, including Idil Eser, Amnesty’s Turkey…
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Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli forces attacked peaceful crowds of Palestinians as they gathered at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this afternoon for the first time since Israel lifted recent security measures imposed at the…
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Village council ‘revenge’ rape order must prompt urgent reforms in Pakistan
The rape of a teenage girl ordered by a village council in ‘revenge’ for a rape allegedly committed by her brother is the latest in a long series of horrific…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Professor Released After 47 Days Of Abduction (Libya: UA 109.17)
University professor Dr. Salem Mohamed Beitelmal was released on 6 June. He had been abducted by local militias on the outskirts of Tripoli since 20 April. He has now returned…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Professor Released After 47 Days Of Abduction (Libya: UA 109.17)
University professor Dr. Salem Mohamed Beitelmal was released on 6 June. He had been abducted by local militias on the outskirts of Tripoli since 20 April. He has now returned…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Human Rights Defender Facing Intimidation (Nigeria: UA 181.17)
Human rights defender Maurice Fangnon was detained at the Nigerian Police Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department in Abuja accused of providing police with false information that a member of…
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President Trump’s Prejudice Laid Bare in Transgender Military Announcement
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following tweets from President Donald Trump announcing he would no longer allow transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military, Tarah Demant, Amnesty International USA’s…
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Ohio Conducts First Execution in Three Years
The state of Ohio has executed Ronald R. Phillips tonight, marking the first execution that the state has carried out since 2014. Phillips’ execution was opposed by groups including human…
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Amnesty International Urges EU Officials to Raise Issue of Detained Human Rights Defenders with Turkish minister
While members and activists demonstrated outside, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, met with the European Commission’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, and asked her to urgently raise…