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Amnesty International Rejects Russia’s “Unconscionable” Threat for Second Veto of U.N. Security Council Action to Stop the Syria Bloodshed
Amnesty International called on Russia today to stop its “unconscionable” obstruction of United Nations’ efforts to help end the bloodshed…
February 1, 2012
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Arab League Findings Bolster Case for International Action on Syria, Says Amnesty International
Evidence of human rights violations documented by the Arab League's observer mission to Syria reinforces calls for the international community…
January 23, 2012
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Urging End to Shameful U.N. Security Council Silence on Syria, Amnesty International on Nov. 30 To Set Up Memorial Outside U.N. Headquarters to Thousands of Dead in Syrian Uprising
On Wednesday, November 30 outside United Nations headquarters, Amnesty International activists will urge the Security Council to end its shameful…
November 28, 2011
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Arab League vote to suspend Syria puts pressure on Security Council to act, says Amnesty International
The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty International said today. At…
November 15, 2011
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Arab League vote to suspend Syria puts pressure on Security Council to act, says Amnesty International
The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty International said today.
November 14, 2011
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Wounded Patients in Syria’s Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters, Says New Amnesty International Report
The Syrian government has turned hospitals into instruments of repression in its efforts to crush opposition, Amnesty International said today…
October 25, 2011
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Wounded Patients in Syria’s Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters
Human Rights Organization Documents Cases of Injured Protesters Being Beaten by Security Agents in Hospitals Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected]…
October 24, 2011
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Climate of fear in Syria’s hospitals as patients and medics targeted
The Syrian authorities have been blocking and manipulating access to health care for people wounded during the unrest that has…
October 24, 2011
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Blocking of Security Council Resolution on Syria a “Shocking Betrayal,” Says Amnesty International
Permanent members of the Security Council that used their veto yesterday to block a binding resolution on Syria have utterly…
October 5, 2011
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Joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Statement on Zaynab al-Hosni
In September 2011, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of…
October 5, 2011
Report
Campaign to silence Syrian protesters overseas revealed
Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to…
October 3, 2011
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Amnesty International Reveals Shocking New Evidence of Extreme Brutality in Syria — Mutilated Body of Abducted 18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Horrific Circumstances
Amnesty International today revealed new evidence of the extreme brutality being meted out to Syrian protesters and their families. The…
September 23, 2011