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Egypt: Amnesty International Says Military Must Not Renege on Promise to Protect Protesters

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 2, 2011Amnesty International Says Military Must Not Renege on Promise to Protect ProtestersHuman…

March 27, 2011

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Sudan: New Satellite Images Reveal Continuing Human Rights Atrocities in Darfur

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 2, 2011New Satellite Images Reveal Continuing Human Rights Atrocities in Darfur, Amnesty International…

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Amnesty International Calls on Egyptian VP To Stop Violence

Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty, calls "for the immediate and safe release of our colleagues who...

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Update: Amnesty International Staff Member Detained In Cairo

Amnesty International demands the release of detained staff member in Cairo and has asked for a meeting in Washington with...

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Amnesty International Staff Detained in Cairo

An Amnesty International representative has been detained by police this morning in Cairo after a police takeover of the...

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Demand Release of Activists and Journalists Detained in Egypt

Amnesty International and Human Rights watch demand that Egyptian authorities immediately reveal the location of the human...

March 27, 2011

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India: Maoists Armed Group Must Release Hostages

The Communist Party of India (Maoist), an armed opposition group, must immediately release a civilian and five officers of...

March 27, 2011

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Human rights concerns in the run up to Presidential election campaigns in the DRC

Document - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human rights concerns in the run up to Presidential election campaigns AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL…

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned Activists

Amnesty International Press ReleaseMonday, February 7, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned ActivistsContact: Wende Gozan Brown at…

March 27, 2011

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Switzerland: Amnesty International Calls on Swiss Government to Investigate President George W. Bush

Amnesty International today called on the Swiss authorities to open a criminal investigation against former U.S. President...

March 27, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Says Libyan Writer is Jailed for Calling for Protests for Greater Freedoms in Libya

A Libyan writer and political commentator arrested last week and accused of hitting a man with his car appears to…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Thai Authorities to Drop All Charges Against Web Forum Moderator

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 9, 2011Amnesty International Urges Thai Authorities to Drop All Charges Against Web Forum…

March 27, 2011