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Amnesty International

August 6, 2019

Amnesty criticises revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to inflame tensions in the area and increase the risk of further human rights violations, says Amnesty International India.
August 4, 2019

Amnesty marks 40 years of human rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea

Repressive measures such as torture, extra judicial executions and arbitrary arrests are used by the world’s longest serving president.
August 1, 2019

Riot charges against Hong Kong protesters a 'chilling warning'

Amnesty says the Hong Kong authorities are showing a flagrant disregard for the right to peaceful assembly.
July 27, 2019

USA's decision to reinstate federal executions 'outrageous'

Five people have been identified as the first to be subject to a new lethal injection protocol.
July 24, 2019

Authorities must end deadly crackdown on Shi'a protesters in Nigeria, says Amnesty

Six people have been reported dead in the Nigerian capital of Abuja following a government crackdown on supporters of the lslamic Movement in Nigeria who were protesting the detention of their leader.
July 23, 2019

President Duterte's call to revive death penalty in Philippines 'abhorrent'

Amnesty International says the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’ remains a murderous war on the poor, with killings of mostly poor and marginalised people continuing without credible, impartial and effective investigations into them.
July 20, 2019

High-profile critics of Philippine authorities charged with sedition

The Philippine National Police have filed complaints against 36 high-profile figures for sedition and related charges
July 19, 2019

New Amnesty report on child migrant detention centre in Florida

Amnesty described the detention centre in the Miami suburb as an industrial line for processing mass numbers of children.
July 15, 2019

EU 'should offer to evacuate migrants trapped in Libyan detention centres'

European Union foreign ministers should call on the Libyan authorities to close their migrant detention centres, say human rights organisations.
July 13, 2019

Catastrophic medical expenses prevent US gun violence survivors getting treatment, says Amnesty

Survivors of gun violence in the USA are suffering further years of trauma and pain because of catastrophic medical expenses and excessive bureaucracy, says Amnesty International in a new report.