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As world prepares for Trump, leaders at Davos must reject politics of fear and division

As political and business leaders gather at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the...

Nigeria: Comply with court order to release Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky

Released 00.01 GMT 16 January 2017 The Nigerian authorities must immediately comply with a High Court order and release the...

Venezuela: Detentions on the rise amid “witch-hunt” against opposition

The most recent wave of arrests of leaders and members of an opposition party point to a systematic pattern of...

Iran: Halt imminent executions of 12 alleged drug offenders

Released 05:01 GMT/ 00:01 EST Friday 13 January 2017 Iran should immediately halt the execution of 12 men convicted of...

MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PARDON EDWARD SNOWDEN

Amnesty International USA Release The Pardon Snowden campaign delivers signatures to White House; prominent supporters call for President Obama to...

Malawi: Killing of man with albinism underscores past policing and criminal justice failures

In response to the killing on 10 January 2017 of Madalitso Pensulo, a 19-year-old man with albinism in Mlonda Village...

CAR: Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free

Released 11 January 2017 00.01 GMT Individuals suspected of committing war crimes including killing and rape during the conflict in...

Amnesty International USA: Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice

Amnesty International USA Release In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in...

Ecuador: Indigenous Peoples’ rights activists at risk following leader’s arrest

Released 22 December 2016, 18:00 UTC On 21 December, officers from the National Police force forced their way into the...

Saudi Arabia steps up ruthless crackdown against human rights activists

Saudi Arabia’s authorities have begun the year with an intensified crackdown against human rights activists dealing another heavy blow to...

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) GUANTÁNAMO, A SYMPTOM OF DOUBLE STANDARDS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

10 January 2017 AI Index: AMR 51/5441/2017 On 1 January 2017, the USA took a three-year seat on the UN...

USA: Trump nominees must commit to human rights

Amnesty International USA Release In anticipation of the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees this week, Margaret...

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