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Indonesia: At least 60 killed as police shootings of drug suspects skyrocket

The number of police killings of suspected drug dealers has skyrocketed in Indonesia this year, an alarming rise which...

Indonesia: 12 years on victims of Aceh conflict still waiting for truth, justice and full reparation

In commemorating the 12th anniversary of the end of the conflict in Aceh on 15 August 2017, Amnesty International...

Cambodia: NGOs join calls for Tep Vanny’s release one year after arrest

Amnesty International and 63 other organizations are demanding the release of the Cambodian human rights defender Tep Vanny today...

Kenya: Attempts to shut down human rights groups unlawful and irresponsible

Responding to attempts by Kenya’s NGO regulator to shut down two human rights organizations – the Kenya National Human...

South Africa: Five years on, Marikana victims still wait for justice

· No one has been prosecuted for the killing of 34 striking mineworkers and injury to at least 70...

Amnesty International USA Response to Trump’s Remarks on Hate Groups

In response to President Trump’s comments on the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists following this weekend’s violence in...

Family Fleeing Violence Ordered Released from Berks Immigration Center

Eight-year old Antonio* was ordered released with his mother from Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania today after being...

Kenya: Investigate police killings of pro-opposition protesters

The Kenyan authorities must investigate reports that police shot dead demonstrators protesting against the outcome of the presidential election...

Amnesty International USA: Trump Must Condemn Racial and Ethnic Hatred

AI USA Release NEW YORK – In response to today’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia, Amnesty International USA Deputy Executive Director...

Brazil: Children’s rights in peril as International Youth Day is marked

Ahead of International Youth Day on 12 August, Amnesty International Brazil’s Executive Director Jurema Werneck called on the country’s Congress...

Venezuela: Wave of arrests as government turns against elected opposition

The arrest of four officials from the opposition in Venezuela, the removal from office of a further 11 and the...

Morocco: Dozens arrested over mass protests in Rif report torture in custody

At least 66 people detained over mass protests in Morocco’s northern Rif region have reported suffering torture and other ill-treatment...

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