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Amnesty statement on the attack of Dusit D2 Hotel and office complex, Nairobi

Amnesty International Kenya joins other Kenyans and persons of good will around the world in expressing shock and outrage at...

China must revoke death sentence against Canadian citizen for drug crimes

Responding to a death sentence given by a Chinese court to Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling, William Nee,...

Zimbabwe: Crackdown escalates on protests over massive fuel price hikes, hundreds arrested

Eight people reportedly killed Authorities shut down internet 200 people arbitrarily detained The Zimbabwean authorities must ensure that the security...

Cote d’Ivoire: Acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé a crushing disappointment to victims of post-election violence

Following today’s International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to acquit Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, Marie-Evelyne Petrus Barry Amnesty International’s...

Nepal: Authorities must proactively act to eradicate the harmful practice of banishing women and girls to huts during their menstrual cycles

Responding to the death in Bajura district, Nepal, of a woman and her two young sons who had been forced...

NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE: HUNGER STRIKE IS A ‘DESPERATE MEASURE’

Jailed UK charity worker set to begin three-day hunger strike with human rights defender Narges Mohammadi in protest at denial...

Russia: Chechen authorities resume homophobic crackdown

Amnesty International has received credible information that the authorities in Chechnya, a republic in the south of Russia, have unleashed...

Syria: US withdrawal does not erase Coalition’s duty towards Raqqa’s devastated civilians

Reacting to today’s statement by the US-led Coalition that it has begun “the process of deliberate withdrawal” from Syria, Lynn...

17 Years Later, Guantanamo Prison Remains a Threat to Human Rights

The military prison at Guantánamo Bay remains a stain on the human rights record of the United States and continues...

Sudan: Security officers pursue injured protestors into hospital

Sudanese security officers last night entered a hospital and fired live bullets and teargas horrifying patients and hospital staff as...

DRC: Human rights crisis looms ahead of declaration of election results

As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) braces itself for the long-awaited results of national elections, Amnesty International warned that...

EU: “Dangerous and unseemly spectacle” must spur action to save lives at sea

Following news of the disembarkation of 49 men, women and children stranded at sea for 19 days while their requests...

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