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CAR must strengthen peacekeepers to prevent renewed violence
Civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) remain at risk of deadly violence and instability unless serious weaknesses in the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, are urgently addressed, Amnesty International said…
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New Photos Pertaining to Torture Released, U.S. Should Launch Criminal Investigations
The Department of Defense today disclosed nearly 200 previously unreleased photographs pertaining to torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners carried out by U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan [and Guantánamo]. Hundreds…
Report
Mandated to Protect, Equipped to Succeed? Strengthening Peacekeeping in Central African Republic
Civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) remain at risk of deadly violence and instability unless serious weaknesses in the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, are urgently addressed, Amnesty International said…
Update
This is Why Obama’s Speech on American Muslims Matters
Yesterday, President Obama visited a U.S. mosque for the first time in his presidency. He quoted from the Islamic holy book, the Quran. And he unequivocally denounced anti-Muslim hate.
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Sierra Leone’s President Must Sign Bill Allowing Safe Abortions
Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, should sign into law a bill that would increase women’s access to safe and legal abortion, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today…
Press Release
Australian High Court decision prolongs agony faced by asylum seekers in offshore detention
Amnesty International is disappointed that the Australian High Court has ruled that offshore detention is lawful. This decision will result in around 260 vulnerable people, including over 80 children, being…
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Ritual murders of people with albinism in Malawi must end
The killing of a woman with albinism in Malawi highlights the government’s shocking failure to protect the right to life and personal security of this vulnerable minority, said Amnesty International.
Press Release
Disproportionate emergency measures in France leave hundreds traumatized
Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of men, women and children, leaving them traumatized and stigmatized, according…
Report
Upturned Lives: The Disproportionate Impact of France’s State of Emergency
Heavy-handed emergency measures, including late night house raids and assigned residence orders, have trampled on the rights of hundreds of men, women and children, leaving them traumatized and stigmatized, according…
Press Release
World leaders in London must deliver transformational new deal for Syrian refugees and host countries
World leaders in London this week for a high-level conference on Syria must commit to an ambitious and transformational new multi-billion dollar deal for Syrian refugees and the countries hosting…
Urgent Action
Viet Nam: Release Prisoner of Conscience Bùi Thị Minh Hằng (UA 28/16)
Vietnamese human rights defender Bùi Thị Minh Hằng is being denied medical treatment for various health problems, despite repeated requests.
Update
What El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Means for Women and Girls
In 1998, El Salvador outlawed abortion under any circumstances, including cases where the life or health of the woman is at risk; where pregnancies are the result of rape or…