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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

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’

  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’   Widow of slain prison…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest

Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests

Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges India to Release Environmental Activists

Amnesty International Urges India to Release Environmental Activists Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Indian authorities must immediately…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at ‘Red Mud Pond’, Threat to Rural Communities

Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at 'Red Mud Pond', Threat to Rural Communities Contact: AIUSA media relations,…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan

Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty…

June 6, 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