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Historic ruling on police torture in Philippines following Amnesty International campaign
A historic ruling by a Philippines court this week in which a police officer was convicted of torturing bus driver…
April 1, 2016
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Chile: Two-tier justice system allows police to get away with human rights violations
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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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Karadžić found guilty of Srebrenica genocide, but ruling leaves life unchanged for many survivors
 Today’s guilty verdict handed down by a UN Court in The Hague against former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadžić for…
March 24, 2016
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Israel/OPT: Suspected extrajudicial execution of Palestinian caught on video
An Israeli soldier has been filmed shooting dead a Palestinian man in Hebron as he lay wounded on the ground…
March 24, 2016
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Apple v FBI: Undermining encryption opens a Pandora’s Box for human rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…
March 22, 2016
Report
Encryption: A Matter of Human Rights
Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…
March 22, 2016
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Nigeria: No justice for the 640 men and boys slain by military following Giwa barracks attack two years ago
Two years after at least 640 recaptured detainees were slaughtered by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, the authorities have failed…
March 11, 2016
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Saudi Arabia: Families fear their sons will be executed within 24 hours
The families of three young men arrested for their involvement in anti-government protests while under the age of 18, fear…
March 11, 2016
Report
‘Their Voices Stopped’ Mass Killing In A Shipping Container In Leer, South Sudan
South Sudanese government forces deliberately suffocated more than 60 men and boys who were detained in a shipping container before…
March 10, 2016
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South Sudan: Government forces deliberately suffocated dozens and dumped bodies in open pits
South Sudanese government forces deliberately suffocated more than 60 men and boys who were detained in a shipping container before…
March 10, 2016
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Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement on Drone Casualty Disclosure
Today, the Obama administration announced that it will soon disclose its assessment of the number of individuals killed by U.S.…
March 7, 2016