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Turkey crackdown by the numbers: Statistics on brutal backlash after failed coup
Human rights in Turkey are in peril following a bloody failed coup attempt on July 15. The Turkish authorities’ reaction…
July 26, 2016
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Amnesty International Thailand’s Chair and other activists face jail for exposing torture
The Thai authorities must immediately drop the criminal investigation against three of the country’s most prominent human rights activists, including…
July 25, 2016
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Turkey: Independent monitors must be allowed to access detainees amid torture allegations
Amnesty International has gathered credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in…
July 24, 2016
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Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against student leaders latest blow for freedom of expression
The Hong Kong authorities’ prosecution of three pro-democracy student leaders sends a chilling warning for freedom of expression and peaceful…
July 21, 2016
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State of emergency must not roll back human rights in Turkey
President Erdogan’s announcement of the imposition of a state of emergency must not pave the way for a roll-back in…
July 21, 2016
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Libya: Lives of captives trapped under fire in Benghazi in danger
Airstrikes by the Libyan National Army are endangering the lives of scores of detainees who are being held captive in…
July 21, 2016
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Ukraine: Torture and Secret Detention on Both Sides of the Conflict Line
Both the Ukrainian government authorities and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding civilians in prolonged arbitrary, and sometimes secret…
July 20, 2016
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Nepal must investigate police torture of Tharu community members
A new report published today by Amnesty International reveals how members of the indigenous Tharu community in Nepal’s Tarai plains…
July 18, 2016
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Iran is putting political prisoners’ lives at risk by denying them medical care
Iran’s authorities are callously toying with the lives of prisoners of conscience and other political prisoners by denying them adequate…
July 15, 2016
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Amnesty International to Send Delegation of Human Rights Observers to the Republican and Democratic 2016 National Conventions
Spate of Human Rights Violations at US Protests Leads to Unprecedented Monitoring
July 14, 2016
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More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram held in horrific conditions in Cameroon
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and…
July 13, 2016
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More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram held in horrific conditions in Cameroon
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and…
July 13, 2016