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Afghanistan: BBC Claims Secret Torture Facility is Operating in Afghanistan; Amnesty International Calls for Investigation
A report by the BBC claims that a secret detention facility is still operating at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan and…
March 27, 2011
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USA: USA to provide effective remedies to violence against women and girls with the introduction of I-VAWA
Amnesty International USA today applauded the introduction of legislation to combat the global crisis of violence against...
March 27, 2011
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United States: Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for End to Harsh Detention of Wikileaks Soldier
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 24, 2011Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for End to Harsh Detention of Wikileaks…
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…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Landmark legislation addressing sexual violence against Native women passed
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded House passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a groundbreaking...
March 27, 2011
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Afghanistan: BBC Claims Secret Torture Facility is Operating in Afghanistan; Amnesty International Calls for Investigation
A report by the BBC claims that a secret detention facility is still operating at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan and…
March 27, 2011
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USA: USA to provide effective remedies to violence against women and girls with the introduction of I-VAWA
Amnesty International USA today applauded the introduction of legislation to combat the global crisis of violence against...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International praises Gov. Quinn for signing Illinois death penalty abolition bill
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRAISES GOV. QUINN FOR SIGNING ILLINOIS DEATH…
March 27, 2011
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Hundreds Gather in San Francisco to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Migrant Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi Are Front and Center
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Friday, October 29, 2010Hundreds Gather in San Francisco to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns;Migrant Rights,…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International welcomes Justice Department lawsuit against Arizona
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today welcomed the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to file a lawsuit against...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Releases Report on Human Rights Violations in Gulf Coast Recovery Efforts
Today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a ground-breaking report on the failure of local, state, and federal...
March 27, 2011
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case against Former Somali Minister of Defense One Month from Today
Major human rights organizations file amici curiae brief along with individual torture survivors and their families,...
March 27, 2011