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Amnesty International USA Deeply Concerned About Human Rights Implications of Sessions’ Nomination as Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he intends to nominate Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as U.S. Attorney General raises serious questions and concerns about human rights protections affecting millions of people, Amnesty…
Report
Window-dressing or pioneers of change? An assessment of Bahrain’s human rights oversight bodies
Five years after Bahrain’s 2011 uprising, which saw peaceful protesters beaten, shot, and killed in the streets, key reforms introduced to address human rights violations by the security forces have…
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Dear President-elect Trump: Your Proposals are an Attack on Human Rights
Letter to President-elect Donald Trump following reports that his administration was considering establishing a registry of Muslims in the United States
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Poisonous Rhetoric Must Not Become Government Policy
In response to the election of Donald Trump to the United States presidency, Amnesty International released the following statements.
Update
Six Trump Proposals That Must Never Become Policy
Already in the U.S. there have been reports of a spike in hate-driven actions and threats. This is not a coincidence - it is further proof that Trump’s irresponsible proposals…
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Mauritania: Appeal court must quash unfair sentences and free 13 anti-slavery activists
Mauritania’s appeals court must quash jail terms of up to 15 years handed down to 13 anti-slavery activists and release them from prison immediately, Amnesty International said ahead of their…
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Turkey: HDP deputies detained amid growing onslaught on Kurdish opposition voices
The detention of 12 deputies from the Kurdish-rooted leftist Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) since last night marks the latest escalation in the onslaught on dissent amid Turkey’s state of emergency,…
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Azerbaijan: Ten years in jail for youth activist who sprayed graffiti is a travesty of justice
A 10-year jail sentence handed to Giyas Ibrahimov, a 22-year-old youth activist detained after spraying graffiti on a statue of the former President of Azerbaijan, is a shocking assault on…
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Thailand: Denial of entry to Hong Kong student activist a new blow to freedom of expression
The decision to deny Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong entry into Thailand underscores the government’s willingness to suppress the right to freedom of expression and raises serious concerns about…
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Amnesty International welcomes release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar from prison in Iran
Amnesty International Canada welcomes the release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar from Iranian prison after more than three and a half months of detention on arbitrary charges with extremely limited access…
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Azerbaijan: Assaults on freedom of expression mar constitutional referendum
Threats, arrests and prosecutions of those who have voiced criticism of the proposed amendments to the Constitution have been a defining feature of the authorities’ campaign ahead of the referendum…
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Good News! – Ahmed Abdullah Released On Bail (Egypt: 9/16)
Prisoner of conscience Ahmed Abdullah was released on bail on 10 September after spending over four months in detention without trial.