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Yemen: Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality Against Protesters in Exchange for Handing Over Power

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Release Tuesday,April 5, 2011Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality…

April 14, 2011

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Israel: United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Public StatementTuesday, April 5, 2011United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says…

April 14, 2011

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Italy: Amnesty International Says Italy Violated Torture Ban During Deportation of Tunisian Man

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Says Italy Violated Torture Ban During Deportation Of Tunisian ManContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She…

April 14, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy Calls

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy CallsContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held in Libya

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held…

April 14, 2011

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Evidence of Serious Human Rights Abuses May be Lost in Zimbabwe as Bodies in Mass Grave Are Exhumed Improperly

Amnesty International is urging Zimbabwe’s authorities to turn to experts for help in exhuming hundreds of bodies found in a…

April 14, 2011

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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition Rally Leaders, Allow Future Public Protests

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, April 7, 2011 Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition…

April 14, 2011

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Mexico: Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in Tamaulipas

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, April 7, 2011Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in…

April 14, 2011

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Serbia: Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma in New Amnesty International Report

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 7, 2011Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma, Says Amnesty International in…

April 14, 2011

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State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East

Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle…

April 14, 2011

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Egypt: Two dead as Egyptian army forces protestors out of Tahrir Square

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 9, 2011 Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of…

April 14, 2011