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Encryption: A Matter of Human Rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing published today as tech giant Apple challenges the US Federal…
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Ukraine: Investigate the Murder of Yuri Grabovski and Ensure Oksana Sokolovskaya’s Safety (UA 67/16)
The body of missing Ukrainian lawyer, Yuri Grabovski, was discovered on 25 March in a shallow grave in woods, about 100 km outside of Kyiv.
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Bali Process meeting: Human rights of refugees must be the priority
The protection of refugees and migrants and policies that prioritize human rights must be top of the agenda at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process (March 22-23), Amnesty…
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Russia: Nadiya Savchenko must get a retrial after ‘deeply politicized’ guilty verdict
The case of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, found guilty of murder today by a court in southern Russia, must go immediately for a fair retrial, Amnesty International said.
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Yemen: Reckless arms flows decimate civilian life a year into conflict
States – including the USA and the UK – must halt all transfers of arms for use in the Yemen conflict in order to stop the fuelling of serious violations…
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Norway: Historic breakthrough for transgender rights
Key legal reforms proposed by the Norwegian Ministry of Health today mark an important breakthrough that could change the lives of transgender people in Norway for generations to come, said…
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Egypt: Planned asset freezes are government’s latest tool to eradicate civil society
The Egyptian authorities are expected to freeze the assets of two prominent human rights defenders and their family members tomorrow as part of an investigation into foreign funding of NGOs.…
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EU-Turkey refugee deal a historic blow to rights
European leaders’ collective ‘double-speak’ fails to hide the myriad of contradictions of the deal sealed between the EU and Turkey on how to handle the refugee crisis, said Amnesty International…
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Amnesty International Tells President Obama Human Rights Must be High on Cuba Agenda
Ahead of the President Obama’s trip to Cuba next week -- the first by a sitting U.S. president in 90 years -- as well as his trip to Argentina, Amnesty…
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Saudi Arabia: Release Prisoner of Conscience/Journalist Alaa Brinji (UA 63/16)
Saudi Arabian journalist Alaa Brinji has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh after being convicted for posts on Twitter. He has…
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Tunisia: Severe restrictions on liberty and movement latest symptoms of repressive emergency law
As Tunisia prepares to extend a nationwide state of emergency on 22 March, Amnesty International has highlighted the government’s disproportionate and repressive use of emergency laws to trample on human…
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Azerbaijan: Release of 10 prisoners of conscience is a glimmer of hope for those still behind bars
Azerbaijan’s embattled civil society received a rare glimmer of hope today as President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree ordering the release of 148 prisoners, including 10 prisoners of conscience, said…