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Mexico: Attorney General´s announcement on disappeared students exposes government’s failures
The statement by Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam today that the 43 students who disappeared in September could have been…
November 8, 2014
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Pakistan: Justice needed for vicious mob killing of Christian couple following blasphemy allegation
The Pakistani authorities must bring to justice those responsible for the vicious mob killing of a Christian couple accused of…
November 4, 2014
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Bahrain: Bailing of human rights activist merely delays decision on unfair charges
News that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been released on bail is long over-due said Amnesty International today…
November 3, 2014
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Countries Urge El Salvador to Change Repressive Abortion Laws
El Salvador came under pressure from nine countries at the United Nations last night to amend its repressive and out-dated…
October 28, 2014
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Amnesty International Presents Petitions Signed by 31 Nobel Physics Prize Laureates and Thousands of Others for Release of Iranian Physicist
Thousands of individuals joined Amnesty International, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and…
October 28, 2014
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Amnesty International Releases New Ferguson Report Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Following the initial protests in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Amnesty International USA…
October 23, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Activists Join #FergusonOctober Weekend of Action
Amnesty International USA activists and membership organizing staff are in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend to show solidarity with the rights…
October 10, 2014
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Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against “Keep-Moving” Police Policy in Ferguson
A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction against police operating in Ferguson, Missouri, to stop them from issuing instructions…
October 7, 2014
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Hong Kong: Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters
Hong Kong’s police failed in their duty to protect hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy protesters from attacks by counter demonstrators on…
October 3, 2014
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Bahrain must release activist Nabeel Rajab, detained for ‘insulting’ tweets
The Bahraini authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist who has been detained for posting tweets deemed insulting…
October 2, 2014
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Burge is Being Released From Prison While Those he Tortured Continue to Suffer
When Will Chicago’s City Council Pass the Ordinance Providing Reparations for the Burge Torture Survivors? On Oct. 2nd convicted, former…
October 2, 2014
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China: Release supporters of Hong Kong protests
The Chinese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully showing support for pro-democracy protests in Hong…
October 1, 2014