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Bahrain: Assault on freedom of expression continues as activists face jail for tweets
Bahraini authorities must immediately and unconditionally release human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and opposition leader Fadhel Abbas, two prisoners of conscience who are facing long prison sentences for using Twitter…
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US must come clean about civilian deaths caused by coalition air strikes in Syria
U.S.-led coalition forces carrying out air strikes in Syria must conduct thorough investigations into reports of civilian casualties from its operations and disclose their findings, said Amnesty International. Eleven coalition…
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What happens to deported Central Americans?
Amnesty International's new report, Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador's Role in a Deepening Refugee Crisis, documents the incredible levels of violence and impunity that are driving tens…
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Iran: Writer arrested in violent raid on her house following prison sentence for story about stoning
The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release writer and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, following her arrest today, Amnesty International urged. Despite the fact that no official summons…
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We did not believe we would survive: Killings, rape and looting in Juba
South Sudanese government forces are responsible for deliberately killing civilians, raping women and girls and looting property in July in Juba, the country’s capital, Amnesty International said in a new…
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Australian Refugee Processing Centers Aren’t ‘Border Control’ — They’re Torture
Australia is holding refugees and asylum seekers in torture-like conditions in Nauru
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Let’s Step it Up For Gender Equality!
[caption id="attachment_73941" align="aligncenter" width="1082"] UNPhoto/Sylvain Lietchti[/caption] By Nicole Van Huyssteen, Women’s Human Rights Co-group Sixteen years ago, 189 world leaders gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to adopt…
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Greece: Reported illegal returns of Syrian refugees to Turkey ‘dangerous’
Greece’s return of 10 Syrian refugees to Turkey, reportedly without considering their asylum claims, is a dangerous move that shows a callous disregard for their safety, Amnesty International said. According…
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Is Dept. of Justice Use of Force Database enough?
Last Thursday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced steps by the Department of Justice to enable the nationwide collection of data on law enforcement interactions with civilians, including data pertaining to…
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South Africa: Decision to leave International Criminal Court a ‘deep betrayal of millions of victims worldwide’
Parliament must urgently convene to reconsider the government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding instrument of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said today. “South Africa’s sudden…
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For Your Eyes Only
Tech companies like Snapchat and Skype’s owner Microsoft are failing to adopt basic privacy protections on their instant messaging services, putting users’ human rights at risk, according to a new…
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Myanmar: Lift restrictions immediately on humanitarian aid
The Myanmar government must urgently lift restrictions that are preventing access to humanitarian aid in Rakhine and Kachin states, Amnesty International said today. The intensification of the conflict in Kachin…