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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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Tunisia: Fleeing Protestors and Bystanders Were Shot Dead by Security Forces
Tunisia?s security forces shot at bystanders, protesters who were fleeing and others who posed no threat in ?reckless...
March 27, 2011
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Switzerland: Amnesty International Calls on Swiss Government to Investigate President George W. Bush
Amnesty International today called on the Swiss authorities to open a criminal investigation against former U.S. President...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Former President?s defence of torture highlights need for criminal investigations
Document - USA: Former President’s defence of torture highlights need for criminal investigations Public amnesty international USA: Former President’s defence of torture highlights need for criminal investigations 09 November 2010 Index: AMR 51/103/2010 In the story of the United States, the arc of history has bent toward justice US Delegation, United Nations, Geneva, 5 November 20101 Former President George W. Bush’s confirmation that he authorized the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” against detainees held in secret US custody serves to highlight once again the absence of accountability for the crimes under international law of torture and enforced disappearance committed by…
March 27, 2011
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China: New testimonies reinforce call to investigate Xinjiang riot
Amnesty International is urging the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the...
March 27, 2011
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Kyrgystzan: Authorities in Kyrgyzstan Must Refrain from Unlawful Use of Force
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to use excessive force in their attempts to end...
March 27, 2011
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Lithuania: Amnesty International says Lithuania admits existence of secret prison
Lithuanian parliamentary committee concluded that a CIA secret prison operated in Lithuania during the US-led "war on terror".
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
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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