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#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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"This development is a transparent attempt by the Trump administration to not only de-prioritize reproductive rights, but effectively erase them from the broader conversation on human rights."

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"The coming year provides a vital opportunity for a renewed commitment to the...

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

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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)

Trump is giving "new life to a prison that symbolizes America's descent into...

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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

As Military Obscures Bloodshed, Number of Civilians Killed by US Bombs Soaring, Say Watchdogs

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Asylum Seekers, Fleeing Trump's Hostility, Overwhelm Quebec's Refugee Resources

Rejecting 'Cruel and Discriminatory Policy,' Federal Judge Deals Blow to Muslim Ban 2.0

Destroying Mosul to Save It: Possible US-Backed War Crimes in Iraq Exposed

As Deathtoll Rises, EU Condemned for 'Failing Policies' on Refugee Crisis

Former child soldier Omar Khadr was held by the U.S. for 10 years.

Justice for Omar Khadr: Child Detainee to Receive Apology, at Least $10 Million From Canada

The Court decided to reinstate a partial form of the ban, a move sure to prompt further grassroots opposition.

Supreme Court Partially Lifts Block on Trump's 'Bigoted' Travel Ban

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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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Amnesty International USA Response to State of the Union

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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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