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Afghanistan: On Eve of London Conference, Amnesty International Says Human Rights Must be Guaranteed during Taliban Talks
UN Secretary, Karzai and other leaders to discuss security arrangements including reintegrating moderate elements of the...
March 27, 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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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
Women are being gang-raped in front of their children and men beaten in the streets by the security forces of both sides of...
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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USA: Khadr Trial at Guantanamo condemned
Amnesty International has condemned the U.S. government's decision to go ahead with the military commission trial of Omar...
March 27, 2011
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Kyrgyzstan: Amnesty International Urges Kyrgyzstan’s Neighbors to Open Borders
Amnesty International is calling on all countries neighboring Kyrgyzstan to open their borders to thousands of people...
March 27, 2011
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Israel/OPT: Israel Compensation Payment to UN Ignores Rights of Gaza Victims
Amnesty International has said it is concerned that the United Nations (UN) accepted US$10.5 million compensation from...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Rachel Corrie –Group Calls for Investigation, Suspension of Weapons Transfers
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today condemned the killing of Rachel Corrie and called for an independent investigation...
March 27, 2011
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U.S.: Amnesty International Denounces New Policies on Guantanamo
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 07, 2011Amnesty International Denounces New Policies on GuantanamoContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington) –Tom Parker, Amnesty International policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s executive order issued today outlining new policies for detainee cases at the U.S.-controlled detention center in Guantanamo Bay:“With the stroke of a pen, President Obama extinguished any lingering hope that his administration would return the United States to the rule of law by referring detainee cases from Guantanamo Bay to federal courts rather than the widely discredited military commissions.“His…
March 27, 2011
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Chad: New Amnesty International Report Documents Children Compelled to Join Chadian Military and Armed Groups
A new report by Amnesty International documents children recruited from displacement camps to join Chadian military and...
March 27, 2011
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Kenya: Triple Killing by Police
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Thursday, January 20, 2011 Amnesty International Calls on Kenya to Investigate Triple Killing by PoliceContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International has called on the Kenyan authorities to properly investigate the apparently unprovoked killing of three men by police on a busy Nairobi highway yesterday.Reports indicate that the trio were shot dead after being ordered from their car during a traffic jam by plain clothes police, who claimed the men were armed criminals killed in a shoot-out with police officers. However, eyewitnesses reported that the slain men were compliant and…
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Iran May Still Execute Woman Convicted of Adultery By Another Method
The Iranian Embassy in London announced on Thursday that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani would not be stoned to death. However,...
March 27, 2011