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The Human Rights Reports that could: Analysis of the 2014 Department of State Country Reports
The annual country reports by the State Department are a potentially valuable roadmap to guide U.S. foreign and domestic policy. But what they omit speaks volumes.
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Did your Member of Congress Stand Up for Palestinian Children?
On Friday, 19 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Secretary of State John Kerry to defend the human rights of Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation. Led by…
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Nigeria: Turning the Page or More of the Same?
by Adotei Akwei and Bridget Duru March 28, 2015 was a huge turning point for Nigeria. For the first time in the country’s history, the incumbent did not win the…
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Why We’re #WearingOrange on June 2nd
Gun violence is a national issue that impacts tens of thousands of Americans each year. Each day 88 people lose their lives to firearms in the United States, and countless…
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Will the Garland Shooting Show Us An America We Can Believe In?
We all want safety and security. But prejudice and hate don’t promote security: they sustain public fear and provide a convenient scapegoat.
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Honduran journalist told he would be found “in a ditch”
[caption id="attachment_58476" align="aligncenter" width="3065"] Honduran journalists take part in a vigil in memory of journalists killed in Honduras. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/GettyImages)[/caption] On January 24, a high-ranking military official told Honduran journalist…
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Free Speech Should Be Worth More Than Diamonds in Angola
[caption id="attachment_58461" align="aligncenter" width="4642"] Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 5, 2014. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] How many attempts by…
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9 Eye-Opening Facts about the State of Human Rights Worldwide
In 2014, Amnesty International recorded and investigated human rights abuses in 160 countries and territories worldwide*. While progress is being made in some areas, the frightening facts and figures below…
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Justice for Claudia: “I will not allow even one more woman to be tortured in Mexico”
Claudia Medina Tamariz, who was tortured into a false confession by Mexican authorities, celebrates with Amnesty International upon learning a judge has just dropped the last remaining charge against her.
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Torture Is More “Fun” in the Philippines
[caption id="attachment_57376" align="alignleft" width="1000"] Anyone arrested on suspicion of criminal activity in the Philippines risks being tortured or ill-treated in police custody. Many victims are children and almost all are…