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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine state arrive near the Khanchon border crossing near the Bangaldeshi town of Teknaf on Septebmer 5, 2017. Nearly 125,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh since a fresh upsurge of violence in Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said September 5, as fears grow of a humanitarian crisis in the overstretched camps. The UN said 123,600 had crossed the border in the past 11 days from Myanmar's violence-wracked Rakhine state. / AFP PHOTO / K M Asad (Photo credit should read K M ASAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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UN: Major step towards accountability for atrocity crimes in Myanmar

Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution on Myanmar in Geneva today, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s…

September 27, 2018

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Trump Continues to Sideline Human Rights in Remarks to UN

Responding to President Donald Trump’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, Margaret Huang, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA,…

September 25, 2018

A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Refugees welcome' during the Citizen and Solidarity March from Place de la Bastille to Place de la Republique in Paris on June 17, 2018, in support of migrants and refugees. - Some 60 people, gathered on April 30, 2018 in Ventimiglia at the French and Italian border, to start a solidarity march called by French association from Calais

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France: Criminal conviction for a tweet will have chilling effect on migrant rights defenders

Following the conviction of Loan Torondel, a human rights defender charged with defamation for a tweeted photograph of policemen standing…

September 25, 2018

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UN: ‘Wanted for mass murder’ posters target Myanmar’s top general

“Wanted” pictures of Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar military who oversaw atrocities against the country's Rohingya population,…

September 25, 2018

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U.S. Government Must Pursue Accountability for Atrocities, Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar

The U.S. Department of State announced today the conclusion of its investigation on the crimes committed against the Rohingya in…

September 24, 2018

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Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Kavanaugh Nomination

Amnesty International USA today called on a halt to a vote on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court…

September 24, 2018

LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - MAY 24: Refugees and migrants are seen swimming and yelling for assistance from crew members from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) 'Phoenix' vessel after a wooden boat bound for Italy carrying more than 500 people capsized on May 24, 2017 off Lampedusa, Italy. Numbers of refugees and migrants attempting the dangerous central Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy has risen since the same time last year with more than 43,000 people recorded so far in 2017. In an attempt to slow the flow of migrants Italy recently signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger outlining a plan to increase border controls and add new reception centers in the African nations, which are key transit points for migrants heading to Italy. MOAS is a Malta based NGO dedicated to providing professional search-and-rescue assistance to refugees and migrants in distress at sea. Since the start of the year MOAS have rescued and assisted 3572 people and are currently patrolling and running rescue operations in international waters off the coast of Libya. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Italy: A new underhand tactic for ending work of NGO rescue ship will cost lives

Responding to news that the Panama Maritime Authority revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship, Aquarius, operated by…

September 24, 2018

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Amnesty Urges Accountability for Hurricane Maria With Projections Onto Trump Hotel, FEMA

On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Amnesty International is urging accountability from the Trump Administration for its negligence…

September 19, 2018

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New Refugee Cap is an Abandonment of Refugees, Congress Must Oppose

Reacting to news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to set the refugee admissions number to 30,000 for Fiscal year 2019, Ryan…

September 17, 2018

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Honduras: Amnesty International to observe trial over killing of human rights defender Berta Cáceres

Amnesty International will observe the trial of eight people accused of the 2016 murder of Honduran human rights defender Berta…

September 17, 2018

People take part in the Bucharest Pride 2018 March gay pride parade on June 9, 2018. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Romania: Rights groups submit legal challenge against &8216;homophobic&8217; referendum

A planned referendum to change the definition of family in Romania’s constitution could lead to a breach of international human rights standards and increase…

September 14, 2018

A protester shows a local newspaper during a demonstration against the murder of Brazilian councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco in front of Rio's Municipal Chamber, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 20, 2018. Brazilians mourned for the Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality who was shot in the city center in an assassination-style killing on March 14. / AFP PHOTO / Mauro Pimentel (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Brazil: Failure to identify Marielle Franco’s killers after six months is unacceptable

The Brazilian authorities’ failure to identify all those responsible for the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco, six months after she…

September 14, 2018