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In New Video Honoring Jamal Khashoggi, Global Journalists Demand Justice for Slain Colleague

Kumi Naidoo, secretary general of Amnesty International, calling for justice for murdered Saudi journalist Jama Khashoggi in the human rights organization's new video. (Screengrab)

As Gaza Border Demonstrations Continue, Israel's New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Denounced as 'Deeply Alarming'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"There are serious fears that this policy will further sanction the use of deadly force against unarmed protesters."

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Human Rights Coalition Condemns Google's Plan for Censored Search Engine in China as 'Alarming Capitulation'

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"As it stands, Google risks becoming complicit in the Chinese government's...

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There's a Fentanyl Crisis in the United States. Nebraska Is About To Murder Someone With It on Purpose

Julia Conley, staff writer

If only "states with the death penalty spent half as much time developing...

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A destroyed car is seen in the western neighborhood of Jazrah on the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria on October 30, 2017.

'Tip of the Iceberg': Amnesty Demands Independent Probe of Civilians Massacred During US 'Annihilation Tactics' in Raqqa

"Don't Be Evil, Unless It's Worth Untold New Riches": Whistleblower Reveals Google Plan to Launch Censored Search Engine in China

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Amnesty International Says 'Chilling Attack' on Staffer Using Israeli-Made Spyware May Be Part of 'Much Broader Surveillance Campaign'

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

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

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)

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

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

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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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Amnesty International

Possible Deportation Fund Between USA and Mexico Is Shameful Business

Amnesty International - USA

Cameroon: 70 Schoolchildren Taken in Mass Abduction Must Be Freed

Amnesty International - USA

As Trump Weighs Indefinite Family Detention, Asylum-Seeking Children and Parents Continue to Languish in Limbo

Amnesty International - USA

After Bolsonaro Election, Toxic Speech Must Not Become Government Policy

Amnesty International - USA

President Trump Must Abandon Plan to Close Southern Border to Central Americans Seeking Asylum

Amnesty International - USA

Mexico: Amnesty International to Observe Authorities’ Response to Honduran Caravan

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Stephen McCloskey

Western Complicity Is Fueling Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis

Salil Shetty

The US Travel Ban: Unconstitutional, Inhumane and Illogical

Salil Shetty

Tackling the Global Refugee Crisis: Sharing, Not Shirking Responsibility

Elizabeth Beavers

CIA Torture, Read All About It

Chris Hedges

Amnesty International: Protecting the ‘Human Rights’ of Johns, Pimps and Human Traffickers

Rebecca Hiscock

Celebrity Activists Get It Wrong on Amnesty International’s Sex Work Policy

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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