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Glenn Greenwald to Address Annual Gathering of Amnesty International Activists in Chicago

Amnesty International's 2014 Human Rights Conference, themed "Bring Human Rights Home," will take place in Chicago April 4-6 and focus…

March 6, 2014

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Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank

Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the…

February 27, 2014

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Amnesty International Report Shows Israeli Army and Police Use Excessive Force in West Bank

Amnesty International released a report today that shows Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing…

February 26, 2014

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Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing

The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…

February 24, 2014

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Uganda’s President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill

President Museveni has just signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. It is a draconian and damaging piece of legislation, Amnesty…

February 24, 2014

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Russia’s Guilty Verdict of Bolotnaya Defendants is “Injustice at Its Most Obvious”

Today's guilty verdict against defendants in the Bolotnaya Square protest trial is a hideous injustice.

February 21, 2014

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Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue

Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.

February 20, 2014

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Grave Risk to Media Freedom in Egypt as Journalists Face ‘Terror Charges’

Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today…

February 19, 2014

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Amnesty International Experts Available for Interviews on Violence in Ukraine

Amnesty International experts in Kyiv and London are monitoring the continuing violence between anti-government protesters and security forces in central…

February 19, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Responds to Today’s Arrests in Russia

Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, responds to today’s arrests in Russia

February 18, 2014

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Central African Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings Must Stop

International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part of the Central African…

February 12, 2014

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California Must Introduce Radical Changes to Prison Isolation

The authorities in California must introduce radical changes to the cruel conditions of the state's solitary confinement units, said Amnesty…

February 11, 2014