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Dispatch from Guantanamo: U.S. Must Open Criminal Investigation into Mitchell and Jessen, Two Torture Program Psychologists

Following testimony at Guantanamo over the past two weeks of James E. Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen--two contract psychologists who…

January 31, 2020

This picture taken on January 6, 2020 shows a member of an all-female demining team preparing to detonate unexploded ordnance at a landmine site in the Trieu Phong district in Quang Tri province. - More than 6.1 million hectares of land in Vietnam remain blanketed by unexploded munitions -- mainly dropped by US bombers -- decades after the war ended in 1975. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Vietnam-US-weaponry-landmines,FOCUS by Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Responding to Reports that Trump Administration is Planning to Change U.S. Landmine Policy

Amnesty International USA is appalled by the reports that the Trump administration is planning to allow the production and use…

January 30, 2020

KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - 2020/01/21: Muslim women hold poster and shout slogan during a rally to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA 2019. (Photo by Ved Prakash/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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New Study Shows Shocking Scale of Abuse on Twitter Against Women Politicians in India

Women politicians in India face a shocking scale of abuse on Twitter, reveals data from a new study titled “Troll…

January 23, 2020

Palestinian woman and children walk past an Israeli flag at the mainly deserted Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on January 13, 2020. - At the outset of the second Palestinian intifada in 2000, or uprising, the Israeli army declared Shuhada street a "closed military zone," restricting Palestinian access to residents of the immediate area, on foot only. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

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Court in Israel Decides to Hear Case Against NSO Behind Closed Doors

Responding to a decision by Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday to close the doors of the hearing of a…

January 16, 2020

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Architects of CIA torture program to testify at Guantanamo for first time

The two psychologists responsible for designing and implementing the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques” will testify in pre-trial hearings in the…

January 16, 2020

Lebanese anti-government protesters gather during clashes with riot police following a demonstration outside the police barracks in the capital Beirut overnight on January 16, 2020. - Public anger against cash-strapped banks has boiled over in crisis-hit Lebanon, where demonstrators armed with metal rods, fire extinguishers and rocks attacked branches overnight in protest at controls that have trapped the savings of ordinary depositors. Police said 59 people were detained, in one of the largest waves of arrests since Lebanon's anti-government protests began on October 17 demanding sweeping reforms. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Arbitrary Arrests and Beatings of Protesters in Lebanon Must Immediately End

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces, including anti-riot police, used excessive and unlawful force against protesters on the nights of January…

January 16, 2020

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 14: People take part in an anti-government protest organised by University of Tehran held after Iran's announcement on unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian 737 plane in Tehran, leaving all passengers, crew members dead, on January 14, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Scores Injured as Security Forces Use Unlawful Force to Crush Protests in Iran

Verified video footage, photographs and testimonies from victims and eyewitnesses on the ground obtained by Amnesty International, confirm that Iranian…

January 15, 2020

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Stop NSO Group Exporting Spyware to Human Rights Abusers in Israel

Israel must revoke the export license of NSO Group whose spyware products have been used in malicious attacks on human…

January 14, 2020

Representatives of the ''Red Berets'', an elite unit of paratroopers loyal to the overthrown Mali leader, arrive to meet with Malian Premier in Bamako, on February 12, 2013. One person was killed and six others wounded when Malian troops clashed with members of an elite unit loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure in the capital Bamako on February 8, 2013. AFP PHOTO/HABIBOU KOUYATE (Photo credit should read HABIBOU KOUYATE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Delays in ‘Red Berets’ Trial Prolongs Suffering of Victims’ Families in Mali

A Malian court’s last-minute postponement of a former junta leader’s trial is a blow to the families of 21 soldiers…

January 13, 2020

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Statement on the Impact of US Counter terrorism Efforts in Africa on Human Rights before House Oversight and Reform National Security Subcommittee Dec. 17 2019

The Impact of US Counter terrorism Efforts in Africa on Human Rights Statement from Adotei Akwei Amnesty International USA for…

December 17, 2019

Image from a protest Saturday 16 November 2019 In Bushehr province, Iran

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Thousands in Iran arbitrarily detained and at risk of torture in chilling post-protest crackdown

Iran’s authorities are carrying out a vicious crackdown following the outbreak of nationwide protests on November 15, arresting thousands of…

December 15, 2019

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Amnesty International USA Calls for Declassification and Full Release of Torture Report

December 9 marks the 5-year anniversary of the release of an executive summary of the United States Senate report on…

December 9, 2019