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Denmark/EU: AI-Powered Welfare System Fuels Mass Surveillance and Risks Discriminating Against Marginalized GroupsÂ
This mass surveillance has created a social benefits system that risks targeting, rather than supporting the very people it was…
November 13, 2024
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Denmark: Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s rights
As a new law banning the wearing of face coverings in public comes into force in Denmark, Amnesty International’s Deputy…
August 1, 2018
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Amnesty reveals alarming impact of online abuse against women
New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on…
November 19, 2017
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Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Danish Parliament should reject cruel and regressive changes to refugee law
Proposed changes to Denmark’s refugee law would have a devastating impact on vulnerable people who, in addition to having assets…
January 19, 2016
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Bahrain: Release leading rights activist at risk of death from hunger strike
A leading Bahraini human rights defender serving a life sentence for his role in anti-government protests last year must be…
March 30, 2012
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Dutch conviction in Trafigura toxic dumping case is significant step but health impact must be resolved
Amnesty International today welcomed the guilty verdict by a Dutch court against the multinational company, Trafigura, for...
March 27, 2011
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Dutch conviction in Trafigura toxic dumping case is significant step but health impact must be resolved
Amnesty International today welcomed the guilty verdict by a Dutch court against the multinational company, Trafigura, for...
March 27, 2011