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Amnesty International Report Declares Gun Violence in the United States to be a Human Rights Crisis

Amnesty International USA Release The U.S. government has allowed gun violence to become a human rights crisis, according to “In...

Viet Nam: Amnesty International senior official refused entry amid growing intolerance of freedom of expression

Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Global Operations, Minar Pimple, has been refused an entry visa to speak at this week’s...

Amnesty International USA calls on the US to support the ICC and victims of the world’s most serious crimes

Amnesty International USA Release Reacting to news that John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, is expected...

Cambodia: Release of Kem Sokha must be made permanent

Responding to the news that opposition leader Kem Sokha has been released from prison on bail and is now being...

Egypt: Death sentences and heavy prison terms handed down in disgraceful mass trial

Cairo Criminal Court today handed down 75 death sentences, 47 life sentences, and heavy prison sentences ranging from 15 to...

Iran: Executions of three Iranian Kurds an outrage

In response to the news that three Iranian Kurdish men, Zaniar Moradi, Loghman Moradi, and Ramin Hossein Panahi, were executed...

South Sudan: Sentencing of soldiers for killing journalist and raping aid workers a step forward for justice

Following the conviction and sentencing of 10 South Sudanese soldiers in connection with the killing of a journalist and rape...

Iraq: Deaths of protesters in Basra must be effectively investigated

Following several nights of protests in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, and the use of excessive force by security forces...

Myanmar: ICC decision opens a clear avenue for justice for the Rohingya

Following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ruling on Thursday that it has jurisdiction over Myanmar’s deportation of the Rohingya population...

India: SC decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations marks a new era for LGBTI rights in India

The landmark ruling by India’s Supreme Court decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations is a historic step, which sends a message of...

Malaysia: Caning of two women a terrible day for human rights

Responding to the news that a sentence of six strokes of caning has been carried out in a courtroom against...

South Sudan: Arbitrary arrests, torture of detainees despite repeated promises

South Sudanese authorities have arbitrarily arrested, detained, tortured and ill-treated people to the point of death, despite repeated promises to...

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