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It’s Enough for People to Feel it Exists: Civil Society, Secrecy and Surveillance in Belarus

Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and…

July 6, 2016

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Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent

Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and…

July 6, 2016

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Niger Delta: Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook

The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil…

May 31, 2016

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The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game

Migrant workers building Khalifa International Stadium in Doha for the 2022 World Cup have sufferedsystematic abuses, in some cases forced…

March 29, 2016

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Encryption: A Matter of Human Rights

Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…

March 22, 2016

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Apple v FBI: Undermining encryption opens a Pandora’s Box for human rights

Government attacks on the encryption of online communication threaten human rights around the world, warned Amnesty International in a briefing…

March 22, 2016

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Investors Warned: Shell Faces Two More Lawsuits for Nigeria Oil Spills

Shell’s failure to maintain and protect pipelines may leave it liable to a raft of compensation claims from dozens of…

March 1, 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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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

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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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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Nicaragua side-lines local communities over multi-billion dollar canal

Nicaragua’s reckless handling of a multi-billion dollar project that will see a canal cutting the country in two will displace…

February 9, 2016

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Banks, Arms and Human Rights Violations

Inadequate and incomplete regulations and policies on financing the arms sector mean there is little to stop banks from financing…

January 29, 2016