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‘I Didn’t Know There Were Two Kinds of Justice’ Military Justice and Police Brutality in Chile
Chile’s outrageous two-tier justice system is allowing police officers to beat, ill-treat and in some cases even kill peaceful demonstrators…
April 1, 2016
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Amnesty International Protesters Threatened by Turkish Security in Washington
Today a delegation of Amnesty International USA staff and volunteers protested human rights abuses in Turkey in front of the…
March 31, 2016
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Colombia: Peace talks with ELN must not allow human rights abuses to go unpunished
Justice for the many victims of human rights abuses and violations amid Colombia’s five-decade armed conflict must lie at the…
March 30, 2016
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Angola: Conviction of 17 peaceful activists an affront to justice
The guilty verdict and sentences of jail term handed down to 17 activists on 28 March 2016 by the Luanda…
March 29, 2016
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Azerbaijan releases human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev
The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards…
March 28, 2016
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Saudi Arabia: Journalist sentenced to five years in prison for tweets latest victim of ruthless crackdown Â
The sentencing of journalist Alaa Brinji to five years in prison, an eight-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000…
March 25, 2016
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China: Prominent blogger’s family detained over letter lambasting President Xi
The Chinese authorities must call off their manhunt against those it believes are behind the publication of a letter calling…
March 25, 2016
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Teen who challenged torture in Egypt released after more than two years
 The release on bail of Mahmoud Hussein in the early hours of this morning offers a faint glimmer of…
March 25, 2016
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New government in Myanmar must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away…
March 23, 2016
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Student imprisoned in Egypt for wearing anti-torture T-shirt hours away from release
Egypt’s authorities must expedite the release of a 20-year-old prisoner of conscience who has spent more than two years in…
March 22, 2016
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Men arrested for sharing satirical image must be released
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh must drop charges against and immediately release two men arrested for allegedly sharing a satirical image…
March 18, 2016
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Tunisia: Severe restrictions on liberty and movement latest symptoms of repressive emergency law
As Tunisia prepares to extend a nationwide state of emergency on 22 March, Amnesty International has highlighted the government’s disproportionate…
March 17, 2016