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Burundi: UN findings must be a wake-up call on torture
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) issued a wake-up call to Burundi today, said Amnesty International after the Committee flagged…
August 12, 2016
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Syria: Fresh chemical attack on Aleppo a war crime
The Syrian city of Aleppo has been hit by a suspected chlorine attack, which would amount to a war crime…
August 11, 2016
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Philippines: President’s ‘Shoot to kill’ directive violates fundamental right to life
Philippine President Duterte’s promise on August 5 to maintain a “shoot to kill” order in his crackdown on crime is…
August 10, 2016
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Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters in Ethiopia
At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces fired live bullets at peaceful protesters…
August 8, 2016
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Attack on Quetta hospital in Pakistan an abhorrent disregard for the sanctity of life
An apparently pre-planned suicide attack, which killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 50 others in a hospital…
August 8, 2016
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Amnesty International USA: Drone Disclosures a Welcome but Incomplete Step
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to today’s release of the Presidential Policy Guidance—a document setting out U.S. standards that appears to apply…
August 6, 2016
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Turkey: Response to President Erdoğan’s speech challenging Amnesty International’s research findings
Responding to a speech today by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in which he criticized Amnesty International’s findings that some…
August 2, 2016
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Malaysia: National Security Council Act gives authorities unchecked and abusive powers
The National Security Council Act that comes into force today empowers the Malaysian authorities to trample over human rights and…
August 1, 2016
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Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island…
August 1, 2016
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Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk
A shocking 103 percent increase in police killings in Rio de Janeiro between April and June of 2016 and 2015…
August 1, 2016
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Fatal airstrike on maternity hospital in Syria a potential war crime
An aerial attack which struck and partially destroyed a maternity hospital in rural Idlib province, north-western Syria, this afternoon appears…
July 29, 2016
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Syria: Safe passage for civilians will not avert humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo city
Unfettered and impartial humanitarian assistance is urgently needed to alleviate the suffering of thousands of civilians in Aleppo city on…
July 28, 2016