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France: ‘Jungle’ camp demolitions and evictions must not bulldoze refugee rights
Today, the French authorities started demolishing part of the ‘Jungle’ camp following Thursday’s court-awarded eviction order. Amid scenes of violence, up to 200 residents are currently affected, with further demolitions…
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Greece: Chaos erupts at Idomeni border as Balkans routes shuts down
The chaos at the Greece-Macedonia border crossing of Idomeni – with 7,000 asylum-seekers stranded in dire conditions amid a heavy security build-up – is the result of a shameful spate…
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Palestinians protest in Hebron against decades of severe restrictions
Today Palestinian residents and activists in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron are holding demonstrations marking 22 years since the Israeli authorities first closed al-Shuhada Street, formerly the city’s…
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United States Selling Weapons to Saudi Arabia That Are Killing Civilians in Yemen
Campaigners are calling on governments attending the latest round of discussions on the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Geneva on Monday to set their hypocrisy aside and…
Urgent Action
India: Ensure Safety of Human Rights Defenders (UA 42/16)
Activists, lawyers and journalists in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, have been facing increased attacks, harassment and threats.
Update
What’s the State of Human Rights Around the World?
In 2015, Amnesty International investigated the human rights situation in 160 countries and territories worldwide. Progress continued in some areas, but many people and communities faced grave human rights abuses.…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Obama Plan to Close Guantánamo
The Obama administration has submitted a plan to Congress to close the Guantánamo Bay detention site.
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Gravely Ill Musician Returned To Prison (Iran: UA 41/16)
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian was forced to return to Tehran’s Evin Prison on 4 December. He had been on medical leave following his month-long hunger strike. He was hospitalized…
Report
Autonomous weapons systems: Five key human rights issues for consideration
Over the past decade, there have been extensive advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies. These will make possible the development and deployment of fully autonomous weapons systems which can…
Update
Will Guantánamo Still Be Open in 2050?
Will Guantánamo still be open a decade from now? What about in 2050, a half century after it opened? Years from now, will we still be protesting—every January 11-- the…
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his last year in office to bring U.S. laws and policies…
Update
Drought, Disappearances, Disarray in Zimbabwe as President Mugabe Marks Another Birthday
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe for 36 years, turns 92 this month. His birthday celebrations are known as lavish occasions; last year his guests dined on baby elephant. This year,…