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Liberia: war lord 'Jungle Jabbah' jailed for 30 years in USAPress release 20 Apr 2018
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USA: Trump administration undermines State Department's new human rights reportPress release 20 Apr 2018
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NFL's Colin Kaepernick named as Amnesty International's 2018 'Ambassador of Conscience'Press release 20 Apr 2018
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Urgent Action: Human rights defender threatened at her home in India
Pavitri Manjhi has faced continued threats, harassment and intimidation in relation to her peaceful activism.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action Good News: Two government critics released in Ethiopia
Seyoum Teshome and Taye Dendea were released from Maekelawi prison on 16 April without being charged
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action Good News: Gazan’s second leg saved from being amputated in Israel/OPT
Israeli Supreme Court ruled that 20-year-old journalist must be permitted to leave Gaza for urgent medical care.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: Religious teacher arbitrarily detained in Sudan
Matar Younis Ali Hussein, a visually impaired religious teacher, was arrested by the Sudanese NISS on 1 April
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2018 -
UK: Government response to Windrush generation debacle 'woefully inadequate'Home Office responds to mounting pressure over its disgraceful indifference to Commonwealth citizens
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Iraq: women 'with ties to Islamic State' being sexually exploited in displacement camps - new report"Iraqi women and children with perceived ties to ISIS are being punished for crimes they did not commit."
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Drones: call for 'full public inquiry' into UK's secret involvement in US attacksPress release 18 Apr 2018
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'Twitter is failing us': High-profile women, MPs, women's rights organisations and celebs pressure Twitter CEO to tackle online abuseHigh-profile women, MPs, women's rights organisations and celebs pressure Twitter CEO to tackle online abuse
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Greece: court ruling on asylum-seekers kept on six Aegean islands welcomed‘The authorities must now allow all newly arriving asylum-seekers into mainland Greece’
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USA: proposal to give Trump new use of military force powers condemned'The last thing President Trump needs is ... a blank cheque to perpetuate endless war’
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Three-quarters of young people worried Brexit will diminish human rights‘Young people in Britain care about their rights and don’t want to see them taken away because of Brexit’ – Kate Allen
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Lessons in CollaborationLast month, Edinburgh University and Aberdeen University Amnesty Societies successfully co-hosted the annual Amnesty Scottish Student Conference at Edinburgh University Chaplaincy Centre. Jennie Joy from the University of Edinburgh Student Group shares…
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Majella O'Hare: Call for independent investigation into death of schoolgirlMajella O’Hare, a 12-year-old-girl, was shot in the back by a soldier in 1976. Amnesty International UK is supporting Michael O’Hare in calling for an independent investigation.
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Amnesty International 'Ambassador of Conscience Award' 2018Amnesty will announce the recipient of its ‘Ambassador Conscience Award’ for 2018 on Saturday 21 April.
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The Hooded Men: torture, lies and a quest for justiceThe UK government imprisoned hundreds of men without trial during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. 14 were chosen for 'special treatment' and taken to a secret interrogation centre were they were beaten, threatened and subjected to torture.
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Northern Ireland: Hooded men 'denied justice for half a century' torture case back in courtPress release 17 Apr 2018
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Sexually exploited for 'ties to Islamic State'A new report reveals women trapped in displacement camps in Iraq are being sexually exploited for their perceived links to Islamic State.
16 Apr 2018
