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Romania legal system condemning Roma to poor housing
Romania’s poorest and most disadvantaged citizens cannot access adequate housing because of the country’s legal system
June 23, 2011
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Deadly clashes highlight need for urgent prison reform in Venezuela
The Venezuelan government must not commit human rights abuses in quelling violent prison riots, Amnesty International said today, after 19…
June 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Says High Profile Politicians Under Former President Held Without Charge in Ivory Coast
An Amnesty International delegation has discovered that 50 people, including the former prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, are…
June 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”; Criticizes U.S. for Ignoring the Worsening Human Rights Situation in Bahrain
Amnesty International today condemned as "harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair" the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court…
June 22, 2011
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China: Ai Weiwei released on bail
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…
June 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”
Amnesty International today condemned as “harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair” the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court…
June 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…
June 22, 2011
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Côte d’Ivoire: Dozens of Gbagbo supporters detained without charge
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest…
June 22, 2011
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Equatorial Guinea: Surge in arbitrary arrests ahead of AU summit
The authorities in Equatorial Guinea must immediately end a draconian clampdown on freedom of expression taking place ahead of an…
June 22, 2011
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Côte d’Ivoire: Dozens of Gbagbo supporters detained without charge
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest…
June 22, 2011
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Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths…
June 21, 2011
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Turkey must take action over LGBT discrimination
The Turkish authorities must bring into force laws that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from widespread…
June 21, 2011