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Yemen: Amnesty International Expresses Grave Concern for Demonstrators in Yemen as Authorities Step Up Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Yemeni authorities have used excessive force against peaceful anti-government protestors in assaults that included beatings,...
March 27, 2011
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Bangladesh: Stop Extrajudicial Executions in Bangladesh
Amnesty International calls on the United Kingdom government to raise concerns about reports of torture, extrajudicial...
March 27, 2011
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Rwanda: Government must investigate pre-election attacks on politicians and journalists
Amnesty International condemns attacks on politicians and journalists in the run up to the presidential election on August 9...
March 27, 2011
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Pakistan: Millions Suffer in Suffer in Human Rights Free Zone in Northwest Pakistan
Millions of Pakistanis in the northwest tribal areas live in a human rights free zone where they have no legal protection by...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...
March 27, 2011
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Egpyt: Family of Victim Killed in Uprising Face Reprisals and Intimidation by Security Force, Says Amnesty International
The family of slain 19-year-old university student Mostafa Abdou El Sayed, who was shot and killed by security forces on...
March 27, 2011
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India: Maoists Armed Group Must Release Hostages
The Communist Party of India (Maoist), an armed opposition group, must immediately release a civilian and five officers of...
March 27, 2011
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United States of America: Doctrine of pervasive ‘war’ continues to undermine human rights
amnesty international UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Doctrine of pervasive ‘war’ continues to undermine human rights A reflection on the ninth anniversary of the AUMF 15 September 2010 AI Index: AMR 51/085/2010 We have succeeded on delivering a lot of campaign promises that we made. One where we’ve fallen short is closing Guantánamo. I wanted to close it sooner. We have missed that deadline. It’s not for lack of trying. It’s because the politics of it are difficult. President Barack Obama, 10 September 2010 It is clear that the USA is having difficulty letting go of the sweeping “war” doctrine it…
March 27, 2011
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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 to Step in To Prevent Reprisals Against Palistinian CiviliansContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today condemned the killing of a settler family on Friday evening and called on Israel to halt a continuing wave of reprisal attacks by West Bank settlers against Palestinians.Five members of the Fogel family were stabbed to death in their home in the West Bank settlement of Itamar, near Nablus.Since Saturday morning, Israeli settlers have reportedly used stones, Molotov cocktails, guns, clubs…
March 27, 2011