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Iran: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Condemns Watering Down of the DOJ Report
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA's policy director for terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights, issued the...
March 27, 2011
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USA: New Documents Show Congress Knows More About CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture
- New FOIA documents illustrate that key congressional members from both houses were briefed numerous times about the...
March 27, 2011
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Israel/OPT: Israel Compensation Payment to UN Ignores Rights of Gaza Victims
Amnesty International has said it is concerned that the United Nations (UN) accepted US$10.5 million compensation from...
March 27, 2011
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Somalia: Journalist Captured in Somalia by Al-Shabab Must be Released, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of a Somali radio journalist held by the armed group al-Shabab,...
March 27, 2011
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Pakistan: Amnesty International with AAAS Use Geo-visualization Techniques for Human Rights Issues in Northwestern Pakistan
Amnesty International, in collaboration with AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, has created a new database of human...
March 27, 2011
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Colombia: Indigenous Peoples Struggle to Survive in Colombia
Amnesty International today denounced an increase in attacks against indigenous peoples across Colombia during 2009,...
March 27, 2011
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Nicaragua: Nicaragua Abortion Law Puts Pregnant Cancer Victim at Risk, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Nicaraguan authorities to provide cancer treatment to a pregnant woman that is...
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Open letter to the Minister of Health on the Health Law in Indonesia
Indonesia: Open letter to the Minister of Health on the Health Law in Indonesia http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA21/001/2010/en/4a7cd766-75dc-404d-bd8c-ae400f18414c/asa210012010en.pdf
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Open letter to the Minister of Health on the Health Law in Indonesia
Indonesia: Open letter to the Minister of Health on the Health Law in IndonesiaAvailable in PDF only
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International USA open letter to President Obama regarding his trip to Indonesia
Amnesty International USA open letter to President Obama regarding his trip to Indonesia Available only in PDF
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International USA letter to President Obama regarding his trip to Indonesia
Amnesty International USA letter to President Obama regarding his trip to IndonesiaAvailable in PDF only
March 27, 2011