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USA: Secrecy blocks accountability, again: Federal court dismisses ‘rendition’ lawsuit; points to avenues for non-judicial remedy
It is a fundamental principle of international law that any person whose human rights have been violated shall have access...
March 26, 2011
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Indonesia: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review. First session of UPR Working Group 7-18 April 2008
Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of the Indonesian Criminal Procedure Code; on death penalty and counter-terrorism legislation; concerns related to harassment of human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience, restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly, impunity for human rights violations, and exploitation and abuse of women domestic workers.
March 26, 2011
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Uganda: Human rights violations by the National Resistance Army
Amnesty International has received persistent reports of human rights violations in 1991 in the northern Ugandan districts...
March 26, 2011
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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: As safe as houses? Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes
Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem and the rest of the west bank face such tight restrictions...
March 26, 2011
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Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights abuses against human rights activists is widespread and in need of serious attention.
March 26, 2011
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Senegal: Torture: the Casamance case
Between 1982 and 1989 several hundred people in Casamance region were arrested for political reasons connected with a...
March 26, 2011
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USA: Normalizing delay, perpetuating injustice, undermining the ‘rules of the road’
Document - USA: Normalizing delay, perpetuating injustice, undermining the 'rules of the road' Adherence to international human rights must be central to security strategy 23 June 2010 AI Index: AMR 51/053/2010 And we reject the notion that lasting security and prosperity can be found by turning away from universal rights… our support for universal rights is both fundamental to American leadership and a source of our strength in the world. President Barack Obama, National Security Strategy, May 2010 Acting to give real meaning to words could be said to be at the heart of the human rights project…
March 26, 2011
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Uzbekistan: Government crackdown on human rights defenders
The ruthless campaign by the government of Uzbekistan to silence human rights activists and journalists shows no sign of abating.
March 26, 2011
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Iran: The last executioner of children
Iran has the status of being the world's last official executioner of children. Amnesty International is publishing this report...
March 26, 2011
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USA: More of the same: New Manual for military commissions confirms acquittal may not mean release
Like its predecessor ? released by the Bush administration in 2007 ? the new Manual for Military Commissions confirms that...
March 26, 2011
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USA: ‘Where is the justice for me?’: The case of Troy Davis, facing execution in Georgia
This report outlines the case of Troy Anthony Davis. Executive clemency will be his last hope if the courts prove unwilling or unable to provide a meaningful remedy.
March 26, 2011
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USA: Double standards or international standards? Crucial decision on 9/11 trial forum “weeks” away
Amnesty International has long called for any Guantánamo detainee whom the USA intends to prosecute to be promptly charged...
March 26, 2011