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We Can End Gun Violence
Orange signals safety, caution, alertness. Today, June 2nd, it signals a stand against gun violence. Today, we #WearOrange to show our commitment to ending gun violence in America. We’re joining…
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Violence Has No Place in these Games! Risk of Human Rights Violations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made even more evident during the 2014 World Cup, which left…
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Dangerous to Dissent: Human Rights Under Threat in Gambia
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of elections later this year…
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Brazil on fast-track course to repeat violent World Cup failures during Olympics
Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made even more evident during the 2014 World Cup, which left…
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Gambia: Crackdown and brutal repression in run up to elections
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of elections later this year…
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Salvadoran Authorities Want to Send Maria Teresa Back to Jail
Maria Teresa Rivera's recent release from prison was a major victory for women's rights in El Salvador. Nonetheless, the nation's Attorney General has said he intends to appeal the decision…
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Saving young lives from execution in Iran
[caption id="attachment_72191" align="alignleft" width="639"] Mohammad Reza Haddadi's execution has been postponed six times. © Private[/caption] To mark 1 June – International Children’s Day – Raha Bahreini from our Iran team…
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Niger Delta: Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook
The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil pollution which continues to blight the Niger Delta, said Amnesty…
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Hissene Habré verdict is a landmark decision bringing justice for tens of thousands of victims
Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice and a huge relief for the tens of thousands of victims who have waited for…
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Head of press syndicate in Egypt detained in unprecedented crackdown on media freedom
The arrest today of the head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate and two colleagues is an alarming setback for freedom of expression and the most brazen attack on the media…
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Counterterrorism court sentences activist for exposing systematic human rights violations in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s authorities today continued their relentless efforts to stamp out independent human rights activism by sentencing another key activist to eight years in prison, Amnesty International said today.
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Military court in Egypt sentences eight to death after disappearance and confessions under torture
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and another 18 individuals to lengthy prison terms, after a grossly unfair military trial that relied on “confessions” extracted under…