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After She Blames Human Rights Groups for Trump Decision to Ditch UN Council, Amnesty Accuses Haley of 'Open Hostility'

Spain Offers Safe Port After 'Completely Inhuman' Italy and Malta Refuse Ship of 600+ Refugees Rescued at Sea

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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Affirming "obligation to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe," Spain opens port to vessel carrying 123 unaccompanied minors, seven pregnant women, 15 people with chemcial burns, and several others recovering from hypothermia

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US-Backed Assault on Yemen Creating Conditions So Catastrophic, Red Cross Forced to Evacuate

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A nurse gives a baby an anti-diphtheria vaccine at a health center on March 13, 2018 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo: Getty/Mohammed Hamoud)

Marking "bleak" new low in the ongoing conflict, ICRC pulls 71 of its staff out...

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A 'Scale of Brutality...Out of Control': Amnesty Says US Annihilation of Raqqa Possible War Crime

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The strikes are part of a wider pattern and provide a strong case that many U...

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'Stop All Military Aid to Israel,' Rights Group Demands Amid Gaza Protests

For Refusing to 'Ignore or Accept Racial Discrimination,' Amnesty International Honors Colin Kaepernick With Highest Award

Displaying 'Hostility' Towards Women's Rights, Trump's State Dept. Omits Reproductive Freedoms From Annual Report

#ToxicTwitter: Human Rights Group Says Platform Creates Abusive Environment for Women

Rights Advocates Decry 'Unconscionable' State Dept Decision to Cut Women's Rights From Annual Report

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New Report Highlights 'Thirst for Justice, Dignity, and Equality' Amid Increased Attacks on Human Rights

Activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2017 marking the 15th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc)

Embracing 'Lawlessness' of Guantanamo, Trump Calls for Expanding Offshore Prison

After 16 Years Without Trial, Guantánamo Inmates and Rights Groups Demand End to 'Unconscionable' Imprisonment

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Trump 'Could Be Sending People to Their Deaths,' Advocates Warn, After 200,000 Salvadorans Told to Get Out

An Iraqi woman cries as she arrives safely with her family to an Iraqi Army position after fleeing the Islamic State controlled Old City of west Mosul where heavy fighting continues on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Martyn Aim/Getty Images)

US-Led Assault on Mosul Killed Ten Times More Iraqi Civilians Than Military Admitted

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Honduran Government Denounced for Using 'Dangerous and Illegal Tactics' to Silence Dissent

Trump DoD Scraps Plan to Ban Cluster Bombs That Maim Children and Civilians Worldwide

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Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties

Amnesty International - USA

Strikes Must Minimize Further Harm to Civilians in Syria

Amnesty International - USA

The Death Penalty Is Never an Appropriate Response to a Public Health Crisis

Amnesty International - USA

U.S. Risks Complicity by Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International USA: Pompeo and Haspel Must Disavow Torture and Other Abuses as Nominees for State and CIA

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Re-Arrest and Detention of Amnesty International Turkey Chair Hours After Release Ordered Devastates Family, Disgraces Justice

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Salil Shetty

The US Travel Ban: Unconstitutional, Inhumane and Illogical

Salil Shetty

Tackling the Global Refugee Crisis: Sharing, Not Shirking Responsibility

Elizabeth Beavers

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Chris Hedges

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Rebecca Hiscock

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Luca Stevenson, Agata Dziuban

Amnesty Must Stand Firm on Support for Decriminalizing Sex Work

Christy Hargesheime

Victory: Nebraska Becomes the 19th US State to Abolish the Death Penalty!

Amira Hass

Israel Bars Amnesty, Human Rights Watch Workers from Gaza

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