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Central African Republic: Civilians facing atrocities in Basse-Kotto as UN protection proves ineffective
A wave of brutal attacks in the Central African Republic, including the systematic rape and murder of civilians, highlights the…
September 7, 2017
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Official response to Rakhine and Rohingya crisis in Myanmar ‘unconscionable’
The statement by Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s office, which claims that the government is defending all the people…
September 6, 2017
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Boko Haram’s renewed campaign sparks sharp rise in civilian deaths
A major resurgence in Boko Haram attacks and suicide bombings in Cameroon and Nigeria has left at least 381 civilians…
September 5, 2017
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Restrictions on international aid to Rohingya and Rakhine state putting thousands at risk Â
The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in…
September 4, 2017
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Syria: ‘Deadly labyrinth’ traps civilians trying to flee Raqqa battle against Islamic State
Thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa, northern Syria, are coming under fire from all sides as the battle for control…
August 23, 2017
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Philippines: 32 killed in a day as Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ hits new levels of barbarity
After Philippine police killed 32 people in what is believed to be the highest death toll in a single day…
August 16, 2017
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Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli forces attacked peaceful crowds of Palestinians as they gathered at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this afternoon for the first…
July 27, 2017
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Do not remain silent: Survivors of Sexual violence in South Sudan call for justice and reparations
Thousands of South Sudanese women and girls -- and some men -- who have been raped in ethnically-charged sexual attacks…
July 23, 2017
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Use of Federal Court for Terror Suspect Underlines Need to Close Guantánamo
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Trump administration is using federal court system rather than…
July 21, 2017
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Cameroon’s secret torture chambers: human rights violations and war crimes in the fight against Boko Haram’
Hundreds of people in Cameroon accused of supporting Boko Haram, often without evidence, are being brutally tortured by security forces,…
July 19, 2017
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Iraq: Investigations, not denials needed over appalling civilian death toll in west Mosul
Responding to statements made by spokespeople for the US-led coalition and the Iraqi forces, Lynn Maalouf Head of Research for…
July 12, 2017
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At any cost: The civilian catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq
A new report by Amnesty International uncovers the horrifying scale of death, injury and suffering of civilians trapped in the…
July 10, 2017