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Chad: Release land-grab campaigner jailed for exposing the truth
Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender sentenced to two-year imprisonment…
July 8, 2015
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Amnesty International ends visit to the Dominican Republic: further actions needed to protect Dominicans of foreign descent
Amnesty International carried out a visit in the Dominican Republic from 14 to 27 June 2015, with the aim of…
July 6, 2015
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Mexico: Investigate new evidence that a military order may have provoked massacre of 22 people
Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate a recently uncovered military document that seems to indicate that the killing of 22…
July 3, 2015
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Brazil: Shocking U-Turn on Vote Against Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility
A shocking U-turn on a Brazilian Parliamentary decision that rejected lowering the age at which young people can be tried…
July 2, 2015
Report
Operation Mbata ya Bakolo: mass expulsions of foreign nationals in the Republic of Congo
Police violence, persecution, arbitrary detentions and rape amid a security operation to deport tens of thousands of DR Congo nationals…
July 1, 2015
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New Orleans Artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums and Amnesty International USA to Unveil Mural JULY 3 Calling for Release of Man in Solitary Confinement for 43 Years
New Orleans artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums (Exhibit BE) has joined with Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty program to create…
July 1, 2015
Report
Generation Jail: Egypt’s Youth Go From Protest to Prison
A continuing onslaught against young activists by the Egyptian authorities is a blatant attempt to crush the spirit of the…
June 29, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA and Conectas Direitos Humanos Urge Brazilian Congress Not to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility
Amnesty International USA joined the Brazilian nongovernmental organization Conectas Direitos Humanos in calling on the Brazilian Congress to refrain from…
June 29, 2015
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Amnesty International Urges Iran to Halt Execution of Young Man in Case Riven with Doubt
The Iranian authorities must urgently commute the death sentence of Ehsan Shah Ghasemi, a 24-year-old man who faces imminent execution…
June 19, 2015
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Chinese rights activists face five years in prison for publishing books on democracy
The Chinese government must release and drop all charges against three human rights campaigners about to be tried on state…
June 18, 2015
Report
The Global Refugee Crisis: A Conspiracy of Neglect
World leaders are condemning millions of refugees to an unbearable existence and thousands to death by failing to provide essential…
June 15, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA: Woodfox Must Be Released Immediately
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana announced that they would continue a stay of a…
June 12, 2015