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Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report

The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence

The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...

April 14, 2011

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Belarus: Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protestors After Student Conviction

 Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 29, 2011Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protesters After Student ConvictedContact: AIUSA…

April 14, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations…

April 14, 2011

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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report

A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but…

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Egypt: Women Protestors Forced to Take ‘Virginity Tests’

Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian authorities to investigate serious allegations of torture, including...

March 27, 2011

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Bahrain: Amnesty International Calls for Probe of Torture Allegations as 23 Opposition Activists are Released in Bahrain

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, February 24, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Probe of Torture Allegations as 23 Opposition Activists…

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Amnesty International Calls on Egyptian VP To Stop Violence

Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty, calls "for the immediate and safe release of our colleagues who...

March 27, 2011

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Uzbekistan: Authorities must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan

The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing...

March 27, 2011

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United States: President Obama Should Address Urgent Human Rights Situations in His State of the Union Address

As the nation anticipates President Obama?s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27, Amnesty International...

March 27, 2011

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Guatemala: Indigenous Farmers Evicted by Guatemalan Authorities

Amnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to halt the forced evictions of indigenous farming communities...

March 27, 2011