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Critical Repression: Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Malaysia
Malaysia’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and lock up hundreds of critics, Amnesty International said in a…
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Brazil: Police repression mars peaceful protest in São Paulo
Military police in São Paulo violently repressed peaceful protests in the city yet again last night in what Amnesty International is calling a threat to constitutional guarantees of freedom of…
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Egypt is Mired in a Human Rights Crisis Five Years After “25 January Revolution”
Five years after the mass protests which toppled Hosni Mubarak and became known as the “25 January Revolution”, Egypt is mired in a human rights crisis of huge proportions.
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Police repression mars peaceful protest in São Paulo, Brazil
Military police in São Paulo violently repressed peaceful protests in the city yet again last night in what Amnesty International is calling a threat to constitutional guarantees of freedom of…
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Good News! – China: Seven Activists Released (UA 293/15)
Seven activists who had been criminally detained after gathering outside a court in Beijing during the trial of prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang have been released.
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Myanmar: Prisoner amnesty marred by outrageous jailing of activist for Facebook post
A prisoner amnesty in Myanmar today does not go nearly far enough as scores of peaceful activists remain behind bars, Amnesty International said.
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Cameroon: Authorities must drop “non-denunciation” charges against three journalists
Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against three journalists accused of failing to disclose information and sources, Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders said on the eve…
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Two Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred
The Department of Defense today announced two more detainees have been transferred out of Guantánamo, bringing the prison’s total number of detainees to 91.
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What do you know about your batteries?
By Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Director, Human Rights in Business Program, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. They are in your mobile phones,…
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Struggles for a better world are all threatened by the inequality crisis – new alliance
As the world’s rich and powerful gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum an alliance of top international charities, human rights campaigners, women’s rights groups, green groups, civil society…
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Pakistan: Armed attack on Bacha Khan University a potential war crime
The armed men who carried out this morning’s deadly armed attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, north-western Pakistan, violated the central principle of international humanitarian law by deliberately targeting…
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Child Labor Behind Smartphones Exposed
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child laborers has not been used in their products, said…