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Amnesty International Decries Decision to Uphold Convictions of Bahrain Protesters at Sham Military Trial
The decision today by a Bahrain military court to uphold the guilty verdicts against a group of prominent opposition activists…
September 28, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Guinea to Investigate Opposition Protest Deaths
The Guinean authorities must immediately carry out an investigation into the deaths of three protesters killed during clashes between police…
September 28, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Flogging Sentence for Saudi Woman Who Drove a Car
A flogging sentence against a Saudi Arabian woman who defied the ban on driving by women demonstrates the cruel scale…
September 27, 2011
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Insurgents in Southern Thailand Must Stop War Crimes Against Civilian Immediately, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged insurgents in the long-running internal armed conflict in southern Thailand to immediately stop their campaign of…
September 27, 2011
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Granting Women the Right to Vote in Saudi Arabia is Only a Tiny Step Toward Equality, Says Amnesty International
Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said today, but authorities must…
September 26, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands the Release of an Egyptian Blogger on a Hunger Strike, as His Health Fails
Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a detained blogger who has been on hunger strike for over a month…
September 26, 2011
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Amnesty International Reveals Shocking New Evidence of Extreme Brutality in Syria — Mutilated Body of Abducted 18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Horrific Circumstances
Amnesty International today revealed new evidence of the extreme brutality being meted out to Syrian protesters and their families. The…
September 23, 2011
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First French Fines for Veiled Women is a ‘Travesty of Justice’ Says Amnesty International
The first fines issued in France today against two Muslim women wearing full-face veils in public are a violation of…
September 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Haitian Authorities to Bring Jean-Claude Duvalier to Justice
Amnesty International today urged Haitian authorities to bring former President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to justice for the human rights…
September 22, 2011
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Troy Davis Execution a ‘Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System,’ Charges Amnesty International
The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core as Georgia executed a person who may well be innocent. Killing…
September 22, 2011
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Colombian Authorities Fail Survivors of Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for female survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict,…
September 21, 2011
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Failure to Protect Shi’a Muslims Puts Many at Risk in Pakistan, Says Amnesty International
On Tuesday, 26 Shi'a pilgrims on their way to Iran were lined up in front of their bus and shot…
September 21, 2011