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Amnesty International Urges Brazil to Scrap Amnesty Law That Protects Rights Abusers
Amnesty International today urged the Brazilian authorities to revoke a law that prevents the investigation and prosecution of those responsible…
August 26, 2011
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Cheney’s National Security Claims Were Long Ago Rebutted, Says Amnesty International as former VP’s Memoir is Released
Tom Parker, policy director for terrorism and human rights for Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement in advance of…
August 25, 2011
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Syrian Journalist at Risk of Torture, Says Amnesty International
Journalists and activists in Syria who pass on information about the country's unrest to the media face torture and other…
August 24, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls New Arrest in Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder “Step in the Right Direction”
The arrest of a former senior Russian police official in connection with the murder of journalist and human rights defender…
August 24, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Bangladesh Government to Act Now to Stop Unlawful Killings
The Bangladesh authorities must honor their pledge to stop extrajudicial executions by a special police force accused of involvement in…
August 24, 2011
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Libyan Civilians and Foreign Migrants at Risk Amid Tripoli Battle, Says Amnesty International
Prolonged fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli endangers civilian lives and has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis.
August 23, 2011
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Amnesty International Finds Forced Evictions, Discrimination Against Women in New Report on Egyptian Housing Crisis
Ahead of Elections, Human Rights Organization Calls on Egyptian Authorities, Political Parties to Consult Slum Dwellers, Review Cairo 2050 Resettlement…
August 23, 2011
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Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ Targeted with Arbitrary Arrest and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown, 212-633-4247 (New York) - The Cuban authorities must end their intimidation of a group of women…
August 23, 2011
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Angola to Forcibly Evict Hundreds of Families, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Hundreds of families in Angola’s southern city of Lubango could be left…
August 23, 2011
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Libyan Civilians Must be Protected Amid Tripoli Fighting, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Amnesty International has today urged all sides in Libya to protect the…
August 23, 2011
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Syrian Authorities Target Prominent Dissident and Teenage Son, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Syrian authorities are feared to be torturing a prominent dissident and his…
August 23, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Human Rights Council to Act on Crimes Against Humanity in Syria
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - As the Human Rights Council prepares to hold a special session on…
August 23, 2011