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USA: Amnesty International commends President Obama for signing Tribal Law and Order Act

President Obama today took an important step toward addressing some of the harsh injustices that Native peoples in the...

March 27, 2011

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China: Uighur language web managers must be released

Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Must release or try U.S. hikers held without charge for a year

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three U.S. nationals who have been detained without...

March 27, 2011

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Indonesia: Failure to protect LGBT activists in Surabaya

Indonesia: Failure to protect LGBT activists in SurabayaOnly available in PDF format

March 27, 2011

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Indonesia: Complicity in acts of torture

Indonesia: Complicity in acts of torture Available in PDF only

March 27, 2011

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Pakistan: Zadari’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari should use his United Kingdom visit to announce reforms in the country's northwest...

March 27, 2011

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Kenya: Governmnet must avoid inciting ethnic hatred or violence at national constitutional referndum

With tensions high ahead of Wednesday's national constitutional referendum, Amnesty International today called on Kenyan...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Proposition 8 overturned in California

"The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable. This...

March 27, 2011

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Indonesia: Malukan activists at risk of torture in detention

Amnesty International has warned that ten Malukan political activists detained by Indonesia's special anti-terrorism police...

March 27, 2011

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Rwanda: Government must investigate pre-election attacks on politicians and journalists

Amnesty International condemns attacks on politicians and journalists in the run up to the presidential election on August 9...

March 27, 2011

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Georgia: Government must secure future for displaced people from 1990s conflicts and war with Russia in 2008

The Georgian authorities must do more than the bare minimum to provide adequate housing, employment and access to health...

March 27, 2011

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Afghanistan: Taliban should be prosecuted for war crimes

The Taliban and other insurgent groups should be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes, Amnesty International said...

March 27, 2011