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El Salvador urged to protect journalists after death threats
Authorities in El Salvador must take immediate action to protect journalists who fear for their lives after receiving a series…
May 16, 2011
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Uganda: New government must prioritise improving human rights
As President Yoweri Museveni forms his new government and begins his new term in office, Amnesty International is urging him…
May 16, 2011
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Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian…
May 16, 2011
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El Salvador urged to protect journalists after death threats
Authorities in El Salvador must take immediate action to protect journalists who fear for their lives after receiving a series…
May 16, 2011
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Uganda: New government must prioritise improving human rights
As President Yoweri Museveni forms his new government and begins his new term in office, Amnesty International is urging him…
May 16, 2011
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Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian Authorities Not to Carry Out Cruel Sentence
Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian…
May 13, 2011
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Amnesty International Expresses Relief After Uganda Parliament Fails to Debate and Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation
Amnesty International Expresses Relief After Uganda Parliament Fails to Debate and Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation
May 13, 2011
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Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian Authorities Not to Carry Out Cruel Sentence
Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian…
May 13, 2011
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Amnesty International Expresses Relief After Uganda Parliament Fails to Debate and Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation
Amnesty International Expresses Relief After Uganda Parliament Fails to Debate and Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation
May 13, 2011
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Amnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights
Amnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights and Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Development, Support Cyber-activists/internet Freedom
May 12, 2011
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Azerbaijan activist convicted on ‘trumped up’ drugs charge
Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years…
May 12, 2011
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Chinese government critics missing as crackdown on dissent widens
Authorities in China must clarify the current status and reveal the whereabouts of a lawyer and a journalist who have…
May 12, 2011