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Iran: Authorities must release wife and brother-in-law of human rights lawyer
Amnesty International is calling on its worldwide membership to appeal to Iranian authorities to release the wife and...
March 27, 2011
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Greece: Must stop treating migrants as criminals
The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up irregular migrants and asylum-seekers, including...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Must end harrassment of lawyer in stoning case
Amnesty International today called on Iran to stop harassing human rights lawyers amid continuing uncertainty over the...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Must fight anti-immigrant sentiment in nine states
On the eve of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, S.B. 1070, taking effect, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International commends President Obama for signing Tribal Law and Order Act
President Obama today took an important step toward addressing some of the harsh injustices that Native peoples in the...
March 27, 2011
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China: Uighur language web managers must be released
Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Must release or try U.S. hikers held without charge for a year
Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three U.S. nationals who have been detained without...
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Failure to protect LGBT activists in Surabaya
Indonesia: Failure to protect LGBT activists in SurabayaOnly available in PDF format
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Complicity in acts of torture
Indonesia: Complicity in acts of torture Available in PDF only
March 27, 2011
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Pakistan: Zadari’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari should use his United Kingdom visit to announce reforms in the country's northwest...
March 27, 2011
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Kenya: Governmnet must avoid inciting ethnic hatred or violence at national constitutional referndum
With tensions high ahead of Wednesday's national constitutional referendum, Amnesty International today called on Kenyan...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Proposition 8 overturned in California
"The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable. This...
March 27, 2011