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Press Release
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Shooting 14-Year-Old Pakistani Girl
Amnesty International has denounced the Taliban for its “shocking act of violence” after the organization claimed responsibility for the shooting…
October 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Reports Illegal Detentions, Enforced Disappearances and Torture of Civilians by Rwandan Military Intelligence
Rwanda’s military intelligence, known as J2, has illegally held scores of civilians in military camps where they allegedly were beaten…
October 9, 2012
Press Release
Rihanna and Shakira Should Think Twice before Performing in Azerbaijan Because of Human Rights Abuses in the Country
Top-selling artists Rihanna and Shakira should bear in mind the human rights abuses being inflicted on the people of Azerbaijan…
October 5, 2012
Press Release
‘Cybercrime’ Law in the Philippines Rolls Back Protection for Free Speech
A new ‘cybercrime’ law in the Philippines poses serious risks to freedom of expression and must be reviewed, Amnesty International…
October 5, 2012
Press Release
Libya Must Lift Siege on Former Gaddafi Stronghold in Bani Walid
A large contingent of armed forces and armed militias has surrounded the Libyan town of Bani Walid in preparation for…
October 5, 2012
Press Release
Cuba Must Release Opposition Blogger Immediately
A prominent Cuban opposition blogger, due to cover the opening trial of Spanish politician Ángel Francisco Carromero Barrios, was arrested…
October 5, 2012
Report
Hidden from Justice: Impunity for Conflict-related Sexual Violence in Colombia
Amnesty returns to Colombia to ensure the rights of women and girls in Colombia to freedom from violence and to…
October 4, 2012
Press Release
Clarity Needed Over Disappearance of Syrian Human Rights Lawyer
A prominent human rights lawyer who disappeared along with his friend on their way to work are feared to have…
October 4, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Texas to Grant Clemency to Man Facing Execution for Crime Committed as Teenager
Anthony Haynes, a 33-year-old African-American man, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the fatal shooting of white off-duty police…
October 4, 2012
Press Release
Serbian Prime Minister’s Ban on Belgrade Pride Violates Constitutional Protection of Freedom of Expression
The decision by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to ban Belgrade’s Pride March for the second year in a row…
October 3, 2012
Press Release
Bangladeshi Minority Communities Must Be Protected and Arsonists Must be Brought to Justice
The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice…
October 3, 2012
Press Release
Killing of Maldivian Parliament Member “Shocking Act of Violence”
Amnesty International condemns the killing of Dr. Afrasheem Ali, who was stabbed to death outside his home in the capital…
October 2, 2012