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Amnesty International Urges Africa to End Discrimination Against LGBTI on International Day Against Homophobia
Discrimination and persecution against individuals because of their sexual orientation is increasing across sub-Saharan Africa.
May 17, 2012
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Amnesty International Condemns “Reprehensible” Bogotá Car Bomb Attack, Calls for Immediate Investigation
Amnesty International today condemns a car bomb attack which killed two people and injured more than 50 in the Colombian…
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Says Mali Experiencing Worst Human Rights Crisis in Half Century
Amnesty International said today that Mali is in a human rights crisis not seen in 50 years.
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Urges President Obama to Speak Up About Repression, Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia When He Meets Prime Minister Zenawi
Amnesty International today urged President Barack Obama and fellow G8 leaders to speak up about Ethiopia's appalling human rights record…
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Opposition Activist in Azerbaijan, But Says Many Remain in Peril
Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of 17 Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience, following the launch of a hunger strike…
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Says Removal of Palestinians from Solitary Confinement A Positive Step, But Israel Should Do More To Protect Prisoners’ Rights
Amnesty International welcomed a deal to end long-term solitary confinement for 19 prisoners in Israel as a step in the…
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Urges Congress to Fully Protect All Women Under Violence Against Women Act With House Passage of “Disappointing” Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, omitting several critical provisions to…
May 16, 2012
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Amnesty International Urges Ukraine Authorities to Implement Police Criminality Law Ahead of Euro 2012
Amnesty International today urges Ukraine authorities to begin implementing a law which paves the way for independent investigations into allegations…
May 15, 2012
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Amnesty International Decries Azerbaijan Police’s Violent Dispersion of Peaceful Rallies Ahead of Eurovision
Amnesty International today called on Azerbaijan police to immediately end the use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, following…
May 14, 2012
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Amnesty International Hosts “Shadow Summit” With Afghan Women’s Rights Leaders As NATO Summit Opens May 20 in Chicago
As the NATO Summit leaders begin to fill in the missing pieces of the military exit strategy for Afghanistan on…
May 11, 2012
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Amnesty International Demands China End Clampdown on Media as Al-Jazeera Reporter is Expelled
The expulsion of an Al-Jazeera journalist from China is part of a wider clampdown on foreign reporters in the country.
May 9, 2012
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Amnesty International Applauds Release of Patrick Okoroafor, Former Nigerian Child Prisoner, Denied Fair Trial and Sentenced to Death for Robbery
A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released…
May 9, 2012