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How to Apply Human Rights Standards to Arms Transfer Decisions
In order to achieve a more effective regulation of the international arms trade, all international transfers of conventional weaponry, munitions and equipment should be carried out in accordance with states’…
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Key elements for implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
This document lists suggested key elements for “creating high common international standards” for national systems of licensing or authorisation for the export, import and other international transfers of conventional arms.…
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Our Right to Know: Transparent Reporting under an Arms Trade Treaty
Public reporting is a key means by which the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will become more than a set of obligations and actually affect States’ behaviour. Fully transparent reporting will…
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Amnesty International Demands Bangladesh Authorities Account for Deaths of Protesters Amid Spate of “Disappearances”
Amnesty International today urges Bangladesh authorities to initiate a thorough investigation into the deaths of two men, killed on April 23 while protesting the disappearance of a key opposition figure.
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From the Field: Sudanese Air Strikes Threaten Humanitarian Efforts in South Sudan
Sudanese air strikes have raised tensions and threatened humanitarian efforts in South Sudan.
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New Evidence Reveals Shell Wildly Underreported Niger Delta Oil Spill
New data shows Shell dramatically under-estimated the damage of a 2008 spill that devastated the lives of tens of thousands of people in Niger Delta. Shell has yet to compensate…
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From the Field: Researchers Reveal Human Rights Crisis Behind Political Spat in South Sudan
Many refugees are concerned that they are increasingly forgotten amidst the spiraling possibility of war between Sudan and South Sudan.
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From the Field: Researchers Find Education At Risk in South Sudan
The constant threat of aerial bombardment has forced many schools to close in South Sudan. It remains uncertain whether the refugees will be able to continue with their so highly…
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Amnesty International Condemns “Shameful” Effort to Strip New Protections for Native Women from Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Amnesty International USA today condemned as “disturbing and shameful” the effort underway in the U.S. Senate to strip protections for Native American and Alaska Native women from legislation to help…
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Brighton declaration: States must be serious about European Court’s judgments instead of tampering with its independence
A political declaration by the 47 Council of Europe member states fails to address key challenges faced by the European Court of Human Rights even if it contains some positive…
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One Thousand Young Human Rights Activists From Across Northeast ‘Get On the Bus’ April 27 Headed for Protests in New York City
Activists from across the Northeast will "Get On The Bus" and travel to New York City on Friday, April 27 to demand justice for oppressed people around the world.
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Race And Criminal Justice: A New Hope?
25 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that statistical proof of racial disparity in death sentences didn't matter; now a new ruling in North Carolina could change that.