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Iraq: Horrific scenes as security forces resort to lethal force to disperse Karbala protests

Iraqi security forces resorted yet again to excessive and unlawful lethal force to disperse crowds of largely peaceful protesters in...

Court to hear why sending refugee claimants back to the U.S. breaks Canadian law

Demonstrators to rally outside Toronto court in support of legal challenge to flawed Safe Third Country Agreement 29 October 2019...

Turkey: Syrians illegally deported into war ahead of anticipated ‘safe zone’

Turkey spent the months leading up to its military incursion into northeast Syria forcibly deporting refugees to the war-torn country,...

UK: ESSEX LORRY DEATHS A ‘HEARTBREAKING AND HORRIFYING INCIDENT’

Responding to the news that the bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex, Steve...

Myanmar: Military atrocities ‘relentless and ruthless’ in northern Shan State

Amnesty International has gathered fresh evidence that the Myanmar military is continuing to commit atrocities against ethnic minorities in the...

Libya: Civilians caught in the crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli

33 strikes examined in first detailed investigation on both sides of the frontline More than 100 civilians killed and injured;...

UK: Extradition of Julian Assange to the United States must not go ahead

Ahead of today’s extradition hearing in the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: “The...

Syria: Damning evidence of war crimes and other violations by Turkish forces and allied armed groups

Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying...

Nicaragua: Amnesty International launches campaign a year and a half since the crisis began and demands that the government stop the repression

The Nicaraguan government must end the repressive strategy it has pursued since 18 April 2018 and which currently includes implementing...

Hong Kong: A serious set-back for equal marriage in Hong Kong

Responding to the Hong Kong High Court’s judgment against “MK”, a woman who had filed a lawsuit claiming that Hong...

USA: Survivors of domestic violence failed by authorities

The brave women in this article are from Louisiana, USA. All of them endured years of physical, emotional and sexual...

Morocco: Release of journalist jailed after being accused of having an abortion

Responding to the news that journalist Hajar Raissouni, sentenced to one year in prison over an “unlawful” abortion, was released...

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