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Colombia: Agreement on a bilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities is an historic step forward
The agreement on a definitive bilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, signed today in Cuba by the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is an historic…
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Orgullo: Mexico City Pride
[caption id="attachment_72676" align="alignleft" width="2048"] Pride march, June 2001, Mexico City. JORGE UZON/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] By Jesús Canchola Sánchez June 25 marks the 38th Pride march in Mexico City. “It is the…
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign with Powerful Video on Torture
As the U.S. witnesses a growing climate of prejudice and scapegoating, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is launching a new campaign today urging U.S. leaders to recommit to policies based on…
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Amnesty International USA: Congressional Sit-in Highlights Need for Urgent Bipartisan Reform
In response to the sit-in taking place on the House floor as part of an effort to bring a vote on gun control measures, Amnesty International USA’s Senior Manager for…
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Response to border bombing must not include push-back of refugees
The “iron fist” security response pledged by Jordanian authorities in the wake of Tuesday’s car bombing of a military outpost along the border with Syria must not descend into closing…
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Liberation Day for Angola-Join Us in Demanding Freedom
One year ago today, the initial arrests were made of a group of activists in Angola's capital of Luanda. Dubbed the #Angola17, their crime was meeting to read a book…
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The Former Refugee Who Rescued His Own Family on a Greek beach
On World Refugee Day, we talk to Ghias Aljundi, who fled to the UK from Syria 18 years ago. He is one of thousands volunteering to help refugees arriving in…
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It’s time to make basic protections for women refugees a priority!
Women refugees have been intimidated, leered at, and targeted by smugglers, uniformed guards, and fellow refugees along their arduous journey.
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Help Me Free My Father, Leonard Peltier
By Kathy Peltier, Daughter of Leonard Peltier Today, fathers across the U.S. will be celebrated, spending time with their loved ones and enjoying time with their children. But for me, Father's Day…
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Shots fired amid attempt to illegally push Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers back out to sea in Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities in Aceh are endangering lives of a group of more than 40 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers by firing warning shots and threatening to push them back…
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Continued imprisonment of 17 activists in Angola a gross injustice
Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the 17 activists arrested on trumped up charges, said Amnesty International today as demonstrations take place in several cities around the world to…
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Azerbaijan: Human rights record still not roadworthy as Formula 1 hits Baku
The international community must not be duped by surface-level efforts to smooth out Azerbaijan’s human rights record, which remains dire, said Amnesty International in a report published today, ahead of…