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Taylor Sentencing Only a Step Toward Justice; More People Should be Prosecuted and Reparations Paid to Victims
As Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years, a climate of impunity hangs over Liberia, while victims of heinous crimes…
May 30, 2012
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Bahrain Must Immediately Release All Bahraini Prisoners of Conscience
Following the release of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Amnesty International renewed its demand that Bahrain unconditionally release all…
May 29, 2012
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Still No Justice for Slain Pakistan Journalist
A year on from the abduction and assassination of reporter Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan must take steps to bring his killers…
May 29, 2012
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Investigation Needed into Beating of Angolan Rapper and Other Activists
Tuesday's brutal incident is emblematic of the wider crackdown on free speech in Angola.
May 24, 2012
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Failure of Leadership Rendering U.N. Security Council Irrelevant, Says Amnesty International as its Annual Report Released
At the United Nations, the Security Council seems ineffective, out of step and increasingly unable to fulfill its mandate.
May 23, 2012
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Eurovision Organizers’ Deafness to Human Rights Abuses Gives Azerbaijan Government a Blank Check
On the brink of the international song competition, the European Broadcasting Union maintains its deathly silence on Azerbaijan's protest crackdown.
May 22, 2012
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60,000 People Demand Apology to Torture Victim Maher Arar from President Obama
Today, human rights and religious groups delivered a petition with more than 60,000 signatories demanding a formal apology.
May 21, 2012
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Artists Including Meryl Streep, Sting, Joan Baez, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono and Patrick Stewart Sign Amnesty International Letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai on Afghan Women’s Rights
Stars support Open Letter released at Amnesty International's "Shadow Summit" for Afghan women as NATO leaders gather in Chicago.
May 20, 2012
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Amnesty International Asks President Obama and President Karzai to Give Women a Role in Talks on Afghanistan’s Future to Avert “Catastrophe”
At "Shadow Summit" in Chicago with Madeleine Albright and Melanne Verveer, Amnesty International urges leaders to protect hard-won rights and…
May 20, 2012
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Chen Guangcheng’s ‘Journey to the West’ Begins amid Continued Repression of Activists in China
Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China for the United States, where Chen has been offered a fellowship to…
May 19, 2012
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“Virulent” Attacks Put LGBTI Activsts in South Caucasus at Risk
A spate of homophobic attacks in Armenia and Georgia have marred the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
May 18, 2012
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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Join Amnesty International For “Shadow Summit” Sunday to Bring Afghan Women’s Voices to the Forefront of NATO Summit
Amnesty International releases open letter to Presidents Karzai and Obama calling for protection of Afghan women's rights.
May 18, 2012