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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Veto NDAA

Following the U.S. Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Adotei Akwei, managing director of government relations for…

December 2, 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

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London 2012 Organizers Must Not Forget Bhopal Disaster, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organizers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a…

December 2, 2011

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Saudi Arabia: Repression in the Name of Security

December 1, 2011

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New Wave of Repression in Saudi Arabia as Authorities Stifle Calls for Political Reform, Says New Amnesty International Report

The last nine months has seen a new wave of repression in Saudi Arabia as authorities have arrested and imprisoned…

December 1, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia to Bring George W. Bush to Justice

Amnesty International urges the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush during his…

December 1, 2011

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United States Must Halt Life Without Parole Sentences for Children, says Amnesty International

Authorities in the United States must ban the imposition of life without parole sentences against children and review the cases…

November 30, 2011

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Amnesty International, Human Rights Organizations Urge UAE to Expunge Activists’ Convictions

The decision to commute the sentences of five activists recognizes that they should not have been prosecuted in the first…

November 30, 2011

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Amnesty International Appalled By Belarus’ Death Penalty Sentences

The two death sentences handed down in Belarus today followed a trial that has failed to meet international fair trial…

November 30, 2011

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Azerbaijan Fails Again to Ensure Justice for Jabbar Savalan, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International reiterates its call for the immediate release of Jabbar Savalan after today’s decision of Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court to…

November 29, 2011

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Clinton’s Visit to Myanmar Should Be Measured in Human Rights Improvement, Says Amnesty International

The success of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Myanmar should be decided by whether the…

November 29, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Halt Bill Banning Same-Sex Relationships

Amnesty International today reiterated its call on Nigerian authorities to scrap a harsh bill that if passed into law would…

November 29, 2011