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Europe’s Borderlands: Violations Against Migrants and Refugees in Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary
Thousands of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants – including children – making dangerous journeys across the Balkans are suffering violent abuse and extortion at the hands of the authorities and criminal…
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Horrific abuse in Libya driving migrants to risk lives in Mediterranean crossings
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation by their employers, religious persecution and other abuses by…
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“Libya is Full of Cruelty:” Stories of Abduction, Sexual Violence and Abuse from Migrants and Refugees
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation by their employers, religious persecution and other abuses by…
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Journalists to Remember on World Press Freedom Day
[caption id="attachment_60191" align="aligncenter" width="730"] Prisoner of Conscience Eskinder Nega (right) is serving an 18-year sentence for his legitimate work as a journalist in Ethiopia[/caption] By Selin Thomas, Pulitzer Center for…
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Europe’s Sinking Shame: The Failure to Save Refugees and Migrants at Sea
On the eve of an emergency summit in Brussels, Amnesty International is publishing a Blueprint for Action calling on European governments to take immediate and effective steps to end an…
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Amnesty International: Saving Lives in the Mediterranean Must be European Governments’ Priority
European governments must prioritize setting up an immediate search and rescue plan to prevent the escalating death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, Amnesty International said ahead…
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Benghazi’s Descent into Chaos: Abductions, Summary Killings and Other Abuses
Targeted UN sanctions and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC), are urgently needed to end rampant abductions, torture, summary killings and other abuses by rival forces in Libya,…
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Libya: Rule of the Gun — Abductions, Torture and Other Militia Abuses in Western Libya
Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights abuses, including war crimes, according to a new briefing from…
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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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Secret and Incommunicado Detention of Benghazi Suspect Must Stop
The U.S. government must ensure that Ahmed Abu Khattalah, who is being held in secret and incommunicado detention, gets immediate and unrestricted access to a lawyer amid fears that he…
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Syria: Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians
Three years after popular pro-reform then anti-government protests drew a brutal response from the Syrian authorities, leading to the internal armed conflict that continues to rage, around a quarter of…
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‘We Cannot Live Here Anymore’ Refugees from Syria in Egypt
This report focuses on the arrest, detention and deportation of refugees from Syria in Egypt, particularly following recent incidents in which boats leaving for Europe have been intercepted by the…