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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces Advance on Ivory Coast Capital

Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate Release Thursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping Her

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who…

April 14, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling Saturday

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Calls on Nigeria to End Political…

April 14, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights…

April 14, 2011

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Repression of Azerbaijani Activists Intensifies Ahead of Protests, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Repression of Azerbaijani Activists Intensifies Ahead of Protests, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA…

April 14, 2011

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United States: Abandoning Federal Trials for 9/11 Suspects is Shameful Political Compromise, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 4, 2011HOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT ABANDONING FEDERAL TRIALS FOR 9/11 SUSPECTS IS SHAMEFUL POLITICAL COMPROMISE,…

April 14, 2011

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China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- The detention…

April 14, 2011

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China: Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

The detention of China?s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening...

April 14, 2011

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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