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Activists’ murders turn Honduras into no-go zone for environmental
The brutal murders of two land rights activists in Honduras last night are the latest tragedies in a seemingly unstoppable wave of deadly attacks turning Honduras into a no-go zone…
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Amnesty releases new satellite imagery of Aleppo ahead of UN meeting
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) must step in to fill the void left by the Security Council members’ catastrophic failure to end relentless attacks targeting the civilian population in eastern…
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Punished for Daesh’s crimes’: Displaced Iraqis abused by militias and government forces
Iraqis fleeing IS-held areas face torture, disappearance and death in revenge attacks Paramilitary militias and government forces in Iraq have committed serious human rights violations, including war crimes, by torturing,…
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Iraq: Fears for safety of civilians during battle for Mosul
Every effort must be made to protect civilians from the onslaught of war and potential revenge attacks in Mosul, said Amnesty International today as the operation to recapture the city…
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Transfer of Guantánamo Detainee Slahi Long Overdue
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who has been held in the Guantanamo detention camp without charge or trial since 2002, has been transferred back to his home country of Mauritania. After voluntarily…
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Australia’s regime of cruelty has turned Nauru into an open-air prison
The Australian government is subjecting refugees and asylum seekers to an elaborate and cruel system of abuse – brazenly flouting international law – just to keep them away from its…
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Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s role in a deepening refugee crisis
Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence Governments in Central America are fuelling a deepening refugee crisis by failing to tackle rampant violence and sky-high…
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Nigeria: Tens of thousands of residents of waterfront communities at risk of imminent mass forced evictions in Lagos
Authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos State must immediately abandon plans to demolish all irregular structures in waterfront communities across the state within the next three days, which would leave tens of…
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Indonesia: Halt chemical castration and expansion of the scope of death penalty
Indonesia’s authorities must immediately repeal provisions that allow sex offenders to be punished by forced chemical castration and even the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. “The sexual abuse of…
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On International Day of the Girl, Stand in Solidarity with Yazidi Women and Girls!
In early August 2014, extremist fighters, who were attempting to create a new Islamic caliphate, the so-called Islamic State (IS), attacked towns and villages in the Mt. Sinjar region of…
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Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was arrested when she was just 17-years-old and convicted of the murder of…
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Pakistan: Drop travel ban on Dawn journalist
Pakistan’s authorities must immediately revoke a travel ban on a leading journalist and allow the media to operate freely and without fear, Amnesty International said today. Cyril Almeida, assistant editor…