Amnesty International [to 2 July 2016]
https://www.amnesty.org/en/search/?q=&resourceType=pressrelease
Selected Press Releases, Statements

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Press Release
Brazil: Huge spike in number of deaths committed by Police in Rio ahead of the Olympic Games
1 July 2016, 14:59 UTC

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Press Release
Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes joins Amnesty International’s Global Council
1 July 2016, 00:00 UTC
Malaysian entrepreneur and founder of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes is joining Amnesty International’s prestigious Global Council, the organization announces today.

The Global Council was established in 2013 to help raise public support and the financial resources to fuel the organization’s expansion in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East…

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Press Release
Mexico: Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure “confessions” from women
28 June 2016, 05:00 UTC
An unprecedented Amnesty International investigation of 100 women arrested in Mexico reveals that they are routinely sexually abused by the security forces who want to secure confessions and boost figures in an attempt to show that they are tackling rampant organized crime.

All of the 100 women held in federal prisons who reported torture or other ill-treatment to Amnesty International said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment or psychological abuse during their arrest and interrogation by municipal, state or federal police officers or members of the Army and Navy. Seventy-two said they were sexually abused during their arrest or in the hours that followed. Thirty-three reported being raped.

Sixty-six of the women said they had reported the abuse to a judge or other authorities but investigations were opened in only 22 cases. Amnesty International is not aware of any criminal charges arising from these investigations…

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Press Release
Reject dangerous migration response plan, more than 100 NGOs tell EU leaders
27 June 2016, 10:48 UTC
The European Union (EU) is set to open a dark chapter in its history unless it rejects the European Commission’s proposal on migration, a coalition of more than 100 NGOs warned on Monday. Shifting towards a foreign policy that serves the single objective of curbing migration, the EU and its member states risk further undermining their credibility and authority in the defence of human rights, the organizations say. They call on European leaders to reject the Commission proposal that would cement this approach, making deterrence and return of people the main objective of the EU’s relationship with third countries.
[See Week in Review above for more detail]