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Amnesty International produces reports based on rigorous and independent research. These reports document patterns of human rights abuses and provide a blueprint for change.

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Accused and charged with having an abortion after a miscarriage at 18 years old.

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On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador

Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion…

October 17, 2014

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Rule By Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda

Repressive and discriminatory legislation enacted over the last 18 months in Uganda has led to increasing state repression, violence and…

October 15, 2014

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Struggles for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South Africa

Too many women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. One of…

October 8, 2014

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My Body My Rights

All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their…

September 26, 2014

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‘Welcome to hell fire’: Torture and other ill-treatment in Nigeria

Torture is a routine occurrence in Nigeria, largely to extract “confessions” or as punishment for alleged crimes. Hundreds of suspects…

September 26, 2014

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Out of control: Torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico

Anyone arrested in Mexico is potentially at risk of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Torture…

September 26, 2014

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China’s Trade in Tools of Torture and Repression

This report focuses on China’s growing manufacture, sale and trade of a wide range of law enforcement equipment. Of particular…

September 26, 2014

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On the Brink of Death: Violence Against Women and the Abortion Ban in El Salvador

Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion…

September 25, 2014

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Left in the Dark: International Military Operations in Afghanistan

A report on failures of accountability for civilian casualties caused by international military operations in Afghanistan.

August 11, 2014

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Entombed: Isolation in the US Federal Prison System

The USA stands virtually alone in the world in incarcerating thousands of prisoners in long term or indefinite solitary confinement,…

July 16, 2014

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Reflections and recommendations on truth, remedy and accountability as declassification of Senate Committee summary report on CIA secret detentions awaited.

Amnesty International calls for the full report to be declassified as a matter of priority –with redactions only where strictly…

June 25, 2014

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The Armed Forces Special Powers Act: A Renewed Debate in India on Human Rights and National Security

For decades, The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has enabled serious human rights violations to be committed by soldiers…

June 24, 2014