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Serbia must pursue others after Kosovo murders conviction
Amnesty International has urged Serbia’s authorities to help bring to justice all those involved in the 1999 murder of hundreds…
May 20, 2011
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SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (Washington, D.C.)…
May 20, 2011
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Obama Administration’s Decision to Freeze Syrian Leaders’ Assets in the United States
(Washington) – Amnesty International USA welcomed today's announcement by the Obama Administration regarding its decision to freeze the assets of…
May 19, 2011
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Egypt: Comprehensive Report Comes Days Before Ex-Security Chief Goes on Trial on Charges Related to Killings During Uprising
Amnesty International today released a comprehensive new report that documents nearly 100 individual cases of unlawful killings and detention and…
May 19, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Jammu and Kashmir Authorities to Release or Charge Teenage Protester
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities must immediately release or charge a teenage anti-government protester who was rearrested this week after…
May 19, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…
May 19, 2011
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Put Policies in Place to Back Up Rhetoric on the Middle East
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (Washington, DC) – T. Kumar, International Advocacy Director in Washington for Amnesty International USA,…
May 19, 2011
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As Authorities Discover Mass Migrant Smuggling, Amnesty International Renews Call for a Federal Task Force in Mexico
The discovery of more than 500 irregular migrants being smuggled through Mexico in squalid conditions highlights the lack of adequate…
May 19, 2011
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Obama Administration’s Decision to Freeze Syrian Leaders’ Assets in the United States
(Washington) – Amnesty International USA welcomed today's announcement by the Obama Administration regarding its decision to freeze the assets of…
May 19, 2011
Press Release
Egypt: Comprehensive Report Comes Days Before Ex-Security Chief Goes on Trial on Charges Related to Killings During Uprising
Amnesty International today released a comprehensive new report that documents nearly 100 individual cases of unlawful killings and detention and…
May 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Jammu and Kashmir Authorities to Release or Charge Teenage Protester
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities must immediately release or charge a teenage anti-government protester who was rearrested this week after…
May 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…
May 19, 2011