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Côte d’Ivoire: Climate of fear stopping return of displaced people
Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands…
July 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Website ‘Blocked in Saudi Arabia’
Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 Access to Amnesty International's website has been blocked in Saudi Arabia today following the…
July 25, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty Condemns Vedanta Resources and Affiliates for Attempting to Overturn Mining Bans
(Washington, D.C.) -- Ongoing attempts by U.K. based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a…
July 25, 2011
Press Release
Proposed Saudi Arabia “Anti-Terror” Law Would Crush Peaceful Dissent and Protest, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has obtained copies of a secret draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law that would allow the authorities to prosecute…
July 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges the House to Not Slash U.S. Foreign Affairs Budget
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, DC) -- Adotei Akwei, managing director for government relations for Amnesty International USA, issued…
July 21, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Carry Out Stroman Execution, Saying the State ‘Has Taken the Low Road’
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247,[email protected]. (Washington, DC) - Following the execution of Mark Stroman, Brian Evans of Amnesty International…
July 21, 2011
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Amnesty International Report Describes “Unimaginable Daily Horrors” for Children in Somalia
Executions, Indiscriminate Attacks and Denial of Food, Water and Medical Care are Outlined in New Report Contact: Suzanne Trimel,…
July 20, 2011
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Children in Somalia facing war crimes
Children in southern and central Somalia are under relentless attack. Their lives are in constant danger and their hopes for…
July 19, 2011
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Annual Report: Kuwait 2011
Head of state: al-Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Head of government: al-Shaikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah Death penalty: retentionist Population:…
July 13, 2011
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Annual Report: Palestinian Authority 2011
Head of state: Mahmoud Abbas Head of government: Salam Fayyad Death penalty: retentionist Population: 4.4 million Life expectancy: 73.9 years…
July 13, 2011
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Annual Report: United Arab Emirates 2011
Head of state: Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Head of government: Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Death penalty:…
July 13, 2011
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Annual Report: Morocco/Western Sahara 2011
Head of state: King Mohamed VI Head of government: Abbas El Fassi Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 32.4 million…
July 13, 2011