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Behind the Numbers: Understanding Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror in Nigeria
[caption id="attachment_59846" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A student stands in a burnt classroom burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 12,…
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‘Our Job is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill’: Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror
At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight, said…
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Death Sentences and Executions 2014
An alarming number of countries used the death penalty to tackle real or perceived threats to state security linked to terrorism, crime or internal instability in 2014, Amnesty International found…
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Tech and Human Rights: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
As someone whose job it is to take advantage of technological progress for human rights research and advocacy, I am a strong proponent of using new tools and methods to…
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Harry Belafonte, Annie Lennox, Laura Poitras, Piper Kerman, Jesse Williams, and Nusrat Durrani to Re-launch Art for Amnesty at Amnesty International USA’s 50th Annual Gathering
Legendary musicians and some of the world’s top artists, and filmmakers including Annie Lennox, Harry Belafonte, Oscar winner Laura Poitras, Jesse Williams, Piper Kerman, and MTV World GM Nusrat Durrani…
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State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up in the suffering of war zones. Governments pay lip service…
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One Billion Women and Girls Deserve Better
[caption id="attachment_57641" align="alignleft" width="2998"] One Billion Rising event in New Delhi on February 14, 2014. The One Billion Rising campaign is a global call for an end to violence against…
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The Story Behind The Nigeria Satellite Images
[caption id="attachment_57116" align="alignleft" width="2391"] The town of Doron Baga, Nigeria, before it was largely razed by Boko Haram. 2 January 2015 © DigitalGlobe[/caption] Amnesty International today released satellite images that…
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Elections in Nigeria Must Lead to Protection and Accountability
After a year of conflict spurred by attacks by and on the armed group Boko Haram, Nigerian public officials must take further action to ensure professional, accountable police and military…
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Nigeria: Massacre Possibly Deadliest in Boko Haram’s history
Following reports of the massacre of large numbers of civilians by armed group Boko Haram in north east Nigeria, Amnesty International has expert spokespeople available to comment.
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Let’s put the 16 Days campaign out of business
[caption id="attachment_55471" align="alignleft" width="3697"] (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] We all know how unfortunately easy it is to find innumerable instances of violence against women occurring on a daily basis in every…
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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 in police and military custody across the country are being…