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Why Protecting Torture Victims Scares Egypt’s Leaders
[caption id="attachment_68751" align="aligncenter" width="3504"] Egyptian human right activist with chained hands during a protest against torture in police stations. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] In 2014, Amnesty International USA gave one of…
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Russian and Syrian forces must end deliberate attacks on hospitals
Attacks on at least two medical facilities in Syria today are just the latest of scores of apparently deliberate attacks on hospitals, clinics and medical personnel being committed in flagrant violation…
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World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi
Urgent and sustained international support is needed to help end the cycle of chaos and rampant abuse gripping Libya, said Amnesty International on the fifth anniversary of the uprising that…
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My Body, My Rights, My Call for Respect
To live, love, and make decisions free from coercion and threat of violence is a human right. Love is a decision that always means respect: for my body, for my…
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“My Heart Is Exhausted”: A Mother’s Story of Death Row in Saudi Arabia
By Nassra al-Ahmed, mother of Ali al-Nimr Ali al-Nimr was just 17 when he was arrested on 14 February 2012 a few months after taking part in anti-government rallies. He was…
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Spain: Drop the Charges Against Alfonso Lázaro de la Fuente and Raúl GarcÃa Pérez (UA 35/16)
Alfonso Lázaro de la Fuente and Raúl García Pérez were arrested by police on 5 February after performing a puppet show in a public event in Madrid. They were released…
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Hopes for justice and reform fading five years since 2011 uprising in Bahrain
Five years after a wave of protests demanding widespread reform rocked Bahrain, hopes for progress on human rights and accountability for past and present abuses have faded, said Amnesty International.…
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Indonesia: Protect Members of the Ahmadiyya Religious Minority (UA 32/16)
At least 12 members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority have been forced to leave their homes in Bangka Island on 5 February.
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Crime reporter’s brutal murder in Mexico highlights need for protection
The discovery of the dead body of a Mexican crime reporter who had been kidnapped on Monday is a tragic reminder of the harrowing reality faced by thousands of journalists…
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Nearly four decades after revolution in Iran, legal framework remains deeply flawed
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
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Amnesty International USA responds to DOJ lawsuit against Ferguson Police Department
“This lawsuit sends a strong message that discrimination and other abuses by the Ferguson Police Department will not be tolerated,” said Jamira Burley, senior campaigner with Amnesty International USA. “But…
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South Sudan: Release Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro (UA 30/16)
Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro, former governor of Western Equatoria state has been in arbitrary detention without charge or trial since 22 December 2015, at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters…