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Kenya: Investigate killings of lawyer, two men
Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of three men, including a human rights lawyer, and ensure that…
July 4, 2016
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South Korea: Five year sentence against union leader a chilling blow to peaceful protest
The five-year prison sentence handed down to a prominent union leader is the latest example of how the government is…
July 4, 2016
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Allow Ethiopian opposition politician to obtain treatment abroad for torture-sustained injuries
The Ethiopian authorities must allow an opposition politician who is now unconscious due to injuries sustained in torture and other…
June 30, 2016
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Police must be held accountable for death in custody in Malaysia
The Malaysian authorities’ failure to hold anyone accountable for the death in custody of N. Dharmendran raises serious questions about…
June 29, 2016
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Journalists risk imprisonment for running smartphone app training in Morocco
Tomorrow’s trial of seven journalists and activists in Morocco for training citizen journalists could set a dangerous precedent for restricting…
June 28, 2016
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Detained newspaper owner and staff must be immediately and unconditionally released in Zambia
Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the owner of The Post newspaper, Fred M’membe, his wife Mutinta M’membe and the…
June 28, 2016
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Mexico: Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure confessions from women
An unprecedented Amnesty International investigation of 100 women arrested in Mexico reveals that they are routinely sexually abused by the…
June 27, 2016
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Thailand: Withdraw charges against human rights defenders
The Thai authorities must reverse their decision to charge three prominent human rights defenders with criminal defamation and computer crimes…
June 26, 2016
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Myanmar: Investigate violent destruction of mosque buildings
The Myanmar authorities must undertake a prompt, independent, thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the violent destruction of buildings in…
June 26, 2016
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Eritrea: Immediately and unconditionally release prisoners of conscience
The Eritrean foreign minister’s confirmation that all politicians and journalists arbitrarily arrested in 2001 are alive is welcome news but…
June 26, 2016
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Continued imprisonment of 17 activists in Angola a gross injustice
Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the 17 activists arrested on trumped up charges, said Amnesty International today as…
June 17, 2016
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Azerbaijan: Human rights record still not roadworthy as Formula 1 hits Baku
The international community must not be duped by surface-level efforts to smooth out Azerbaijan’s human rights record, which remains dire,…
June 16, 2016