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Turkey: Thousands of Afghans swept up in ruthless deportation drive
At least 2,000 Afghans who fled to Turkey to escape conflict and the worst excesses of the Taliban are in detention and at imminent risk of being forced back to…
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Trump threat puts European role in lethal US drone strikes under new scrutiny
As the Trump administration prepares to further expand the US’s lethal drone program, increasing the risk of civilian casualties and unlawful killings, Amnesty International is calling on four European countries…
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Greece: People displaced by imminent closure of refugee camps must get safe and adequate housing
Greek authorities must ensure that refugees and migrants expected to start being evacuated from three Elliniko camps tomorrow, are provided with safe, adequate, alternative housing, said Amnesty International.
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The Ginetta Sagan Award
The Award Recognizes outstanding achievement, often at great personal risk. Enhances the recipient’s ability to live and work freely, and protects the recipient’s capacity to continue her work, by bringing…
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Six Trump Proposals That Must Never Become Policy
Already in the U.S. there have been reports of a spike in hate-driven actions and threats. This is not a coincidence - it is further proof that Trump’s irresponsible proposals…
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5 Reasons Women Need More Seats at the Peace Table
Today on the 16th Anniversary of Resolution 1325, there is still much progress to be made on women’s inclusion in peace and security efforts.
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US must come clean about civilian deaths caused by coalition air strikes in Syria
U.S.-led coalition forces carrying out air strikes in Syria must conduct thorough investigations into reports of civilian casualties from its operations and disclose their findings, said Amnesty International. Eleven coalition…
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Afghanistan: Civilians describe severe shortages of food and medicine in embattled Kunduz
The Afghan government and Taliban forces should urgently facilitate swift and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief into Kunduz, where thousands of civilians are trapped in increasingly dire conditions, Amnesty International…
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Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru suffer severe abuse, inhumane treatment, and neglect,…
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Refugee Women on Greek Islands in Constant Fear
[caption id="attachment_72361" align="alignleft" width="5184"] AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis[/caption] By Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Amnesty International LESVOS, Greece – Shirin, an Afghan journalist, was once shot at by the Taliban. After fleeing near-fatal attacks in…
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My Children Will Die This Winter: Afghanistan’s Broken Promise to the Displaced
The number of Afghans who have fled violence and remained trapped in their own country – where they live on the brink of survival - has dramatically doubled over the…
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People internally displaced by conflict in Afghanistan doubled to 1.2 million in just three years
The number of Afghans who have fled violence and remained trapped in their own country – where they live on the brink of survival - has dramatically doubled over the…