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Brazilian Authorities Must Investigate Hired Gunmen Threatening Rural Communities, Says Amnesty International

Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the…

June 8, 2011

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USA: 100 Years in Solitary: The ‘Angola 3’ and their Fight for Justice

39 years ago, three young black men were put in solitary confinement; two are still in isolation. In total, the…

June 7, 2011

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Lack of justice could fuel new violence in Kyrgyzstan

In June 2010, four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan left thousands injured,…

June 7, 2011

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USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement

The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…

June 7, 2011

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Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice

Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…

June 7, 2011

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USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement

The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…

June 7, 2011

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Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice

Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya

Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya Calls Deporation “Outrageous," Risk to Woman’s Safety and…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria

  Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria   Protests Galvanized by Childrens’ Deaths Were Met…

June 6, 2011

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UN urged to act following deadly weekend in Syria

Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest weekends in months of pro-reform…

June 6, 2011