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Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared in Syria after returning home
Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “You’re going to…
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Know Your Rights
BUY NOW VIDEO & quotes YOUTH ACTIVIST SPOTLIGHT MEDIA Amnesty International has teamed up with Angelina Jolie to write a powerful book for teenagers to learn about their rights. Know Your…
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Urgent Action: ILL-TREATED FOR SEEKING TRUTH AND JUSTICE (Iran: UA 94.21)
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been held in cruel and inhumane conditions in a distant prison in Semnan province far from her family since March 2021, in reprisal…
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Amnesty International USA and nine other organizations press President Biden to speed evacuations
On August 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA joined nine other organizations to press President Biden to speed evacuations of Afghanistan's most vulnerable people. Civil society workers, journalists, academics, women’s rights…
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As the Taliban completes its takeover of Afghanistan, Amnesty International and Freedom House call on the Biden administration to do more to protect human rights
On August 15, 2021, Amnesty International joined Freedom House to send a letter to President Biden callingon the White House to protect human rights in Afghanistan during the Taliban's final…
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Day of the Disappeared
August 30 is the International Day of the Disappeared. Victims of enforced disappearance are people who have literally disappeared; from their loved ones and their community. They go missing when…
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Banned Books Week 2021
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2021 Each year during Banned Books Week, Amnesty International draws attention to people around the world who have been imprisoned, threatened, or murdered because of their writing,…
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Urgent Action: TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED AT 17 FACE EXECUTION (Iran: UA 83.21)
Iranian young man Hossein Shahbazi is facing imminent execution for a crime that took place when he was just 17 years old. Despite a global outcry in late June 2021…
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The Pegasus Project: Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally
NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to a major investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers…
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Urgent Action Update: ACTIVIST SPENDS A YEAR IN PRISON UNJUSTLY (Egypt: UA 139.20)
Egyptian human rights activist Sanaa Seif is serving an unjust 18 months’ sentence in Al-Qanater Prison for women following her conviction on bogus charges of spreading “false news”, “misusing social…
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Urgent Action: TORTURED PROTESTERS JAILED UNJUSTLY (Iran: UA 66.21)
Iranian brothers Vahid Afkari and Habib Afkari are being subjected to renewed torture and other ill-treatment in Adelabad prison in Shiraz. Since September 2020, they have been held in windowless…
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Amnesty International urges Vice President Harris to raise human rights concerns on upcoming trip to Guatemala and Mexico
On May 17, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to raise human rights concerns during her upcoming visit to Guatemala and Mexico and inviting…