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‘I am fallen into darkness.’ The case of Obaidullah, Guantánamo detainee now in his 12th year without trial

For over a decade, Obaidullah has been incarcerated without trial some 8,000 miles from his home and family in Afghanistan.…

July 26, 2013

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Egypt: ‘There was no door on which I did not knock”; Coptic Christians caught in attacks and state’s failures

On 5 July 2013, four Coptic Christian men were killed by local residents in the Nagah Hassan district of Dab’iya…

July 23, 2013

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Testimony before the U.S. Senate on July 24, 2013: Closing Guantanamo: The National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights Implications

Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and human rights. Statement on behalf of Amnesty International…

July 23, 2013

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Approaching the 2014 Sochi Olympics: Human Rights in Russia

As the 2014 Sochi Olympics approach, the space for human rights in the Russian Federation is rapidly shrinking.

July 19, 2013

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Threat and Humiliation: Racial Profiling, Domestic Security, and Human Rights in the United States

Racial profiling is a serious human rights problem affecting millions of people in the United States in even the most…

July 18, 2013

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Egypt: Arrests of Muslim Brotherhood Members and Supporters

In the last two weeks, hundreds of members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egypt’s deposed President, Mohamed Morsi,…

July 17, 2013

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Amnesty International Briefing: Lebanon Torture Report

Torture allegations in wake of Sidon armed clashes.

July 17, 2013

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Old Habits: The Routine Use of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Kazakhstan

Torture remains commonplace in Kazakhstan and the torturers are allowed to go free.

July 10, 2013

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Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s Border with Turkey

The external frontier of the EU between Turkey and Greece is made up of a 203km land border in the…

July 10, 2013

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EGYPT: Unlawful Killings in Protests and Political Violence On 5 &038; 8 July 2013

Amnesty International’s fact-finding team in Cairo collected substantial evidence at the scene of some incidents and at hospitals and morgues…

July 10, 2013

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Stéphane Koche has been an LGBTI activist in Cameroon since 2005 (Photo Credit: Amnesty International).

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Making Love a Crime: Criminalization of Same-Sex Conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa

This report provides an analysis of the legal environment and wider context of human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

June 24, 2013

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Profits and loss: Mining and human rights in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world’s most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade…

June 20, 2013