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USA: Amnesty International welcomes Odaini’s release but asks what about the others who have been cleared?
Amnesty International welcomes the news that the U.S. government has decided to repatriate Mohammed al-Odaini back to his...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Says DOS Country Reports Need to Be More Comprehensive
Human rights organization welcomes expanded reporting on discrimination and press freedom, but says that reports fail to...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Says President Obama Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following...
March 27, 2011
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Israel: Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Family on West Bank
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 14, 2011Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Settler Family on West Bank; Urges Israel…
March 27, 2011
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Egpyt: Protestors Released From Detention Describe Torture Days Before Mubarak Departed
According to testimonies from newly released detainees, in the final days before Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down,...
March 27, 2011
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Tunisia: Protestors and Bystanders Shot from Behind by Tunisian Security Forces
Security forces in Tunisia shot at protestors and bystanders from behind as they fled. Many of those arrested in connection...
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Malukan activists at risk of torture in detention
Amnesty International has warned that ten Malukan political activists detained by Indonesia's special anti-terrorism police...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Human Rights, Health, and Religious Groups File Federal Complaint Against CIA Based on New Evidence Indicating Human Experimentation on Detainees
A broad coalition of human rights, health, and religious groups filed a formal complaint today with the US Department of...
March 27, 2011
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Malaysia: Malaysia Urged to End Brutal Punishments After Women Caned
Amnesty International called on the Malaysian government to end caning after three women were subjected to the punishment...
March 27, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council to Direct Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Investigation of Libya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, February 25, 2011Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council To Direct Possible ‘Crimes Against…
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Demand Release of Activists and Journalists Detained in Egypt
Amnesty International and Human Rights watch demand that Egyptian authorities immediately reveal the location of the human...
March 27, 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Authorities must not deliberately paralyze man as punishment
Amnesty International today urged the Saudi Arabian authorities not to deliberately paralyze a man in retribution for...
March 27, 2011