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It’s been a Big Year for Uganda, For All the Wrong Reasons
By Emily McGranachan, Member of Amnesty International USA’s LGBT Human Rights Coordinating Group While pundits in the U.S. lament the political stalemate on Capitol Hill, legislatures elsewhere have had a banner…
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End Saudi Arabia’s relentless crackdown on civil and political rights activists
[caption id="attachment_54191" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr Moahmmad al-Qahtani are founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). All 11 founding members are currently either…
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Dear Baku: Stop beating activist. Release her. Drop treason charge!
A US State Department official described the harassment against Leyla as "a chilling effect on any contact between Azerbaijanis and Armenians."
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Hong Kong: I have not seen anything like this in decades
[caption id="attachment_53846" align="aligncenter" width="3680"] Pro-democracy protesters put their hands up in the air in front of the police in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. Police fired tear gas as…
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A Time to Grieve and a Time to Dance
[caption id="attachment_53476" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Polina Andrianova and Anna Abramova of the Russian LGBTI organization “Coming Out” (« Выход ») in St Petersburg.[/caption] By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International,…
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Zone 9: The Growing Gulag in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government's arrest of members of the Zone 9 blogging collective is outrageous. And it is just the tip of the iceberg of the crackdown on free expression.
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Who “Disappears”?
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, it is not enough to just highlight names and stories. These four cases show why -- and how -- people…
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Syria is a Dangerous Place for Journalists – But Here’s Why We Need Them There
News organizations have pulled back their reporters, and those that remain are being more cautious in their travels. But the consequences are significant.
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Amnesty International Stands with Ferguson Because All Lives Matter
Michael Brown's death has reignited a national conversation about race and policing and the deep injustices of state violence on the streets of the United States.
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Burundi in Crisis: Government Pursues Campaign of Intimidation
There has been a crackdown on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly and a sharp increase in politicized violence in Burundi linked to the ruling party.