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Crimes and Impunity
Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…
April 17, 2015
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Behind the Rhetoric: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Continue Unabated
A new report by Amnesty International details the rampant abuses including torture, arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force against…
April 15, 2015
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‘Our Job is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill’: Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror
At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have…
April 13, 2015
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Kenya: University attack highlights security failures
The horrific attack on a Kenyan university college by masked gunmen highlights the urgent need for the protection of students,…
April 2, 2015
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Spain: Two-pronged assault targets rights and freedoms of Spanish citizens, migrants and refugees
Draconian reforms to two pieces of Spanish legislation are an assault on the rights of its citizens as well as…
March 26, 2015
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Unlawful and Deadly: Rocket and Mortar Attacks by Palestinian Armed Groups During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict
Palestinian armed groups displayed a flagrant disregard for the lives of civilians by repeatedly launching indiscriminate rockets and mortars towards…
March 25, 2015
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Venezuela: Lack of justice for protest abuses gives green light to more violence
In a new report, Amnesty International warns of serious consequences for Venezuela’s failure to effectively investigate and bring to justice…
March 24, 2015
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The Faces of Impunity: A Year After the Protests, Victims Still Await Justice
Venezuela’s failure to effectively investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of 43 people and the injury…
March 23, 2015
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New Amnesty International Poll Shows Anger at U.S. Surveillance
Majority of U.S. citizens against government’s surveillance scheme, small majority approve surveillance of foreigners
March 18, 2015
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Violations of the Rights to Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association in Crimea
The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and…
March 18, 2015
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Al-Raqqa Under Attack: Syrian Air Force Strikes Against Civilians
A report by Amnesty International provides damning evidence that Syrian government forces unlawfully killed scores of civilians in a series…
March 17, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Joins ACLU, Wikimedia in Lawsuit to Stop Mass Surveillance Program
Amnesty International USA joined a major new lawsuit today filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a…
March 10, 2015