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Libya: Release migrants and refugees trapped in detention centers amid escalating clashes

Responding to a news report that more than 700 refugees and migrants in Libya were trapped in a detention center…

April 15, 2019

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Afghanistan: ICC refuses to authorize investigation, caving into USA threats

The International Criminal Court’s decision not to authorize an investigation into crimes committed in Afghanistan under international law marks a…

April 12, 2019

Sudanese demonstrators gather in a street in central Khartoum on April 11, 2019, after one of Africa's longest-serving presidents was toppled by the army. - Organisers of protests for the ouster of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir rejected his toppling by the army Thursday as a "coup conducted by the regime" and vowed to keep up their campaign. (Photo by AHMED MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read AHMED MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sudan: Military authorities must break with al-Bashir’s assault on human rights

Responding to the ousting of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in a military coup following months of street protests, Amnesty International’s…

April 11, 2019

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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request

April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch                        …

April 9, 2019

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Sudan: Government mounts lethal offensive against protesters killing nine, blocking food and water supplies

Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military’s headquarters in Khartoum on…

April 9, 2019

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Libya: Civilian lives must be protected as clashes escalate in Tripoli offensive

Fears of further civilian bloodshed are growing as clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli, between forces from the self-proclaimed Libyan…

April 8, 2019

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah delivers a speech during an event in Bandar Seri Begawan on April 3, 2019. - Brunei's sultan called for "stronger" Islamic teachings in the country on April 3 as tough new sharia laws, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force. (Photo by - / AFP) / Brunei OUT (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

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Brunei Darussalam must immediately halt plans to introduce stoning and other vicious punishments

Responding to the news that Brunei Darussalam has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces…

April 3, 2019

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 25: People take part in a candle light vigil to remember journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate on October 25, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and critic of the Saudi regime, went missing after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2. More than two weeks later Riyadh announced he had been killed accidentally during an altercation with Saudi consulate officials, however as investigations continue new information surfaced, pointing to a brutal and planned murder contradicting previous claims. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Saudi Arabia: Six months after the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, there remains ‘no real signs of justice’

Marking six months since the shocking murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Samah Hadid, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of…

April 2, 2019

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Global: Facebook must help ‘lead fight against hate speech online’

Responding to the news that Facebook will no longer allow content supporting white nationalism and white separatism to be published, Tanya O’Carroll,…

March 28, 2019

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Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week

Cruel and inhuman punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery will come into…

March 28, 2019

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If they can have her, why can’t we?

Police in the Dominican Republic routinely rape, beat, humiliate and verbally abuse women sex workers to exert social control over…

March 28, 2019

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Syria: Unlawful attacks by government forces hit civilians and medical facilities in Idlib

Syrian government forces, supported by Russia, hit a hospital, blood bank and other medical facilities as well as a bakery…

March 27, 2019