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Denmark/EU: AI-Powered Welfare System Fuels Mass Surveillance and Risks Discriminating Against Marginalized Groups 

This mass surveillance has created a social benefits system that risks targeting, rather than supporting the very people it was…

November 13, 2024

Women wearing niqab to veil their faces take part in a demonstration on August 1, 2018, the first day of the implementation of the Danish face veil ban, in Copenhagen, Denmark. - Denmark's controversial ban on the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces came into force as women protested the new measure which fines anyone wearing the garment. Human rights campaigners have slammed the ban as a violation of women's rights, while supporters argue it enables better integration of Muslim immigrants into Danish society. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo credit should read MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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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