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The Value of Political Freedom: Russia and Belarus
Today, we must be reminded of the value of political freedom and the right to protest when it is repeatedly brutally offended by government authorities in Russia and Belarus.
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Big Brother in Practice: An Overview of Unlawful Surveillance
We should be warned to not only protect our physical human rights, but also the privacy of our virtual spaces and communication via technology. I draw attention to recent cases…
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Abductions and Forcible Returns from Russia to Uzbekistan continue
By Ella Shen A few weeks ago, Amnesty International, along with other international organizations, has expressed heavy concern over the possibility of danger, including torture amongst other human rights violations,…
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Crimea: In the International Blind Spot
[caption id="attachment_74207" align="aligncenter" width="854"] Russian security forces attempt to block the way of Crimean Tatars crossing a checkpoint in May 2014. REUTERS/STRINGER[/caption] By Viachaslau “Slava” Bortnik Amnesty International recently…
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Ethiopia: Zone 9
At the end of 2016 Amnesty International published a report titled Ethiopia Offline: Evidence of Social Media Blocking and Internet Censorship in Ethiopia. This report documented how social media and…
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With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator – Israel
When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report Aug. 10 that documented “widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation” within the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), there was…
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DatNav: How to Navigate Digital Data in Human Rights Research
From online videos of war crimes, to satellite images of rights violations in areas as reclusive as North Korea, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we have access to…
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Azerbaijan: Khadija, On Your Birthday, You Are Not Alone!
Renowned investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova turns forty on Friday, May 27, celebrating her birthday for the second consecutive year in Baku’s Kurdukhani jail. Please join Amnesty International in wishing Khadija…
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Heading the Wrong Way: The Ever Closing Political Space in Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a growing trend of evaporating political space. Non-governmental organizations are being heavily and often violently restricted, and newspapers, bloggers and other voices of dissent or criticism…
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IDAHOT 2016: LGBT Human Rights Around The World
Today, May 17, Amnesty International celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This IDAHOT, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing discrimination, violence, and denial of fundamental human rights faced by…