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IDAHOT 2016: LGBT Human Rights Around The World
Today, May 17, Amnesty International celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This IDAHOT, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing discrimination, violence, and denial of fundamental human rights faced by…
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Angola’s Activist to Prison Pipeline
The recent slump in oil prices has had serious repercussions across Angola. Citizens are suffering and the government is increasingly intolerant of dissent. It is in that atmosphere that Jose…
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Turning a Blind Eye on Impunity in Nigeria
Last week’s announcement that the US plans to deploy military advisors to assist the Nigerian government fight Boko Haram and is considering restarting the training of an infantry battalion, despite…
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What’s the State of Human Rights Around the World?
In 2015, Amnesty International investigated the human rights situation in 160 countries and territories worldwide. Progress continued in some areas, but many people and communities faced grave human rights abuses.…
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Drought, Disappearances, Disarray in Zimbabwe as President Mugabe Marks Another Birthday
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe for 36 years, turns 92 this month. His birthday celebrations are known as lavish occasions; last year his guests dined on baby elephant. This year,…
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What do you know about your batteries?
By Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Director, Human Rights in Business Program, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. They are in your mobile phones,…
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Child Labor Behind Smartphones Exposed
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child laborers has not been used in their products, said…
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Nicki Minaj, Here’s Why Angola Should Not Have Your Heart
Following your December 19th concert in Luanda, Angola, you tweeted "Angola has my heart." More importantly, however, you also tweeted a picture of yourself with Isabel dos Santos, daughter of…
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Write for Rights: A Chance to Change Our World
People all around me began to realize the power of the pen. These students, just like me, were now attached to these cases at a personal level. They were not…
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Celebrating from Prison in Angola
Marcos Mavungo's spent his birthday, December 6th, in prison, where he has been for the past 9 months. He, along with the #Angola15, endured the irony of Angola's recent 40th…