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Bahrain: Jail term for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab exposes authorities’ relentless campaign to wipe out dissent

The sentencing of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, in his absence, to two years in prison for TV interviews...

Turkey: US Secretary of State must call for the release of Amnesty Director and Chair

As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Turkey to meet with senior Turkish officials in Ankara today, Amnesty...

Russian authorities must investigate new allegations of extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

Following reports in Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper that security forces in the Russian republic of Chechnya killed 27 people...

China: Authorities must end ruthless crackdown on human rights lawyers and activists

The Chinese authorities must end their ruthless campaign of detention and torture of human rights lawyers and activists, said...

Rwanda: Decades of attacks, repression and killings set the scene for next month’s election

Two decades of attacks on the political opposition, independent media and human rights defenders have created a climate of fear...

Gambia: 11 years on, justice for journalist’s death crucial

Those responsible for the enforced disappearance and death of Gambian journalist Ebrima Manneh must have nowhere to hide, Amnesty...

Amnesty International welcomes official announcement from Canadian government about compensation and apology for Omar Khadr

Amnesty International welcomed the official announcement today from Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould that...

El Salvador: Rape survivor sentenced to 30 years in jail under extreme anti-abortion law

The sentence against a 19-year-old rape survivor to 30 years in prison on charges of “aggravated homicide” after she...

UN: Nuclear weapons ban is an antidote to cynical brinkmanship

Following the United Nations’ adoption of a new global treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, James Lynch, Head of Arms Control and...

China: Labour activist jailed for four and a half years for publishing account of Tiananmen crackdown

Chinese labour activist Liu Shaoming is the latest victim of the authorities’ relentless assault on human rights, Amnesty International...

Hawaii Ban Decision Underlines Need for Congressional Intervention

Following a federal judge’s decision denial of a motion regarding the Trump administration’s planned implementation of the Muslim and...

Absurd ‘terrorism’ investigation launched into Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and nine others

Responding to news that Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, seven other human rights activists and two IT trainers,...

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