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Amnesty International Celebrates Human Rights Day With Streaming Premiere of Chimes of Freedom
In honor of Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10, Amnesty International will premiere Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of…
December 9, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Romania To Come Clean Over Secret Prisons
The Romanian authorities must re-open an investigation into CIA secret detention centers on its territory, Amnesty International said today after…
December 8, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Human Rights Activists Arrested in Zimbabwe
Amnesty International said today it considers three Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested this week to be "prisoners of conscience" and…
December 8, 2011
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Recording Artist-Producer Pharrell Williams Joins Amnesty International Youth Activists at “Write for Rights” Event Friday at Los Angeles’ Roosevelt High School
On Friday, Dec. 9 to celebrate Human Rights Day, Amnesty International will host Pharrell Williams, the award-winning recording artist, producer…
December 8, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges China to Release Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo and Other Activists
China must release jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo along with others imprisoned for dissent, Amnesty International said today…
December 8, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act
Amnesty International announced today its support for S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women)…
December 7, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on U.S. Government to Stop Arms Supplies to Egyptian Security Forces
Amnesty International called on the U.S. government today to immediately halt the transfer of U.S.-manufactured ammunition to Egypt amid the…
December 7, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Decision on Mumia Abu-Jamal Case
In response to the Philadelphia prosecutors’ decision not to seek another death sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Laura Moye, director of…
December 7, 2011
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Death Penalty Coalition Including Amnesty International Urge Asia to Stop Executions and Unfair Trials in New Report
A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands…
December 6, 2011
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Academy Award-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer Honors Amnesty International on 50th Anniversary, Composing Human Rights Anthem
Hans Zimmer, the Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer, and film score collaborator Lorne Balfe have composed an anthem to salute…
December 6, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls for Release of Hundreds Held in Russian Election Protests
The Russian authorities must release all of the peaceful protesters detained over the weekend amid allegations of fraud in Sunday's…
December 5, 2011
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Ukraine Must Reform Police Ahead of Euro 2012, Says Amnesty International
Ukraine must urgently reform its police force ahead of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2012 finals, Amnesty…
December 2, 2011