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India: Maoist armed group should immediately stop holding Chhattisgarh police officers as hostages

AI Index: ASA 20/028/2010 28 September 2010 India: Maoist armed group should immediately stop holding Chhattisgarh police officers as hostages…

March 27, 2011

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European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, September 28, 2010European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says…

March 27, 2011

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Laos: Amnesty International urges immediate and unconditional release of long-held peaceful demonstrators, to guarantee freedom of speech, and to fully respect the rights of asylum-seekers

Document - Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Amnesty International urges immediate and unconditional release of long-held peaceful demonstrators, to guarantee freedom…

March 27, 2011

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India must address forced evictions and other human rights abuses in Delhi during Commonwealth Games

4 October 2010 AI Index: ASA 20/029/2010 India must address forced evictions and other human rights abuses in Delhi during…

March 27, 2011

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Lawmakers in Guatemala debate abolition of the death penalty

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES GUATEMALAN CONGRESS TO RESIST ATTEMPTS TO ALLOW THE DEATH PENALTY

March 27, 2011

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Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan Mideksa Released

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 6, 2010Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan…

March 27, 2011

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Serbia: Belgrade Authorities are Forcibly Evicting Roma Families

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 7, 2010Amnesty International Urges the Belgrade Authorities to Stop Forcibly Evicting Roma FamiliesContact:…

March 27, 2011

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Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, October 8, 2010Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations,…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, October 13, 2010Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’--Human rights organization…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges India to End Routine Torture by Police and Prison Authorities

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 14, 2010Amnesty International Urges India to End Routine Torture by Police and Prison…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry into War Crimes Committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 14, 2010Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry into War Crimes Committed during…

March 27, 2011

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Morocco: Sahrawi Activists Set to Be Tried on Friday

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 14, 2010Amnesty International Calls on Morocco to Release Sahrawi Activists Set to Be…

March 27, 2011