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Sudan: United Nations Urged Not to Aid Sudanese Official Wanted for War Crimes

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, January 13, 2011Amnesty International Urges United Nations Not to Aid Sudanese Official Wanted for…

March 27, 2011

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Tunisia: Amnesty International Calls on Tunisia to Rescind Permissions to “Shoot on Sight”

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, January 14, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Tunisia to Rescind Permissions to "Shoot on Sight"…

March 27, 2011

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Haiti: JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011  JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY…

March 27, 2011

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Haiti: Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier?s Arrest in Haiti

Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier’s Arrest in Haiti  Contact: …

March 27, 2011

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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Calls on the United States to Investigate Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapksa During his Surprise Visit to the United States

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, January 19, 2011Amnesty International Calls on the United States to Investigate Sri Lankan President…

March 27, 2011

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Kenya: Triple Killing by Police

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Thursday, January 20, 2011 Amnesty International Calls on Kenya to Investigate Triple Killing…

March 27, 2011

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Croatia: Amnesty International Urges Croatian Authorities to Investigate War Crimes Committed during 1991-1995 War

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, January 21, 2011Amnesty International Urges Croatian Authorities to Investigate War Crimes Committed during 1991-1995…

March 27, 2011

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Haiti: Haitian authorities tell Amnesty International they will investigate abuses committed during Duvalier’s rule

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, January 21, 2011HAITIAN AUTHORITIES TELL AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THEY WILL INVESTIGATE ABUSES COMMITTED DURING DUVALIER’S…

March 27, 2011

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Russia: Amnesty International Says Bomb Attack in Moscow Airport Shows Flagrant Disregard for Human Life

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, January 24, 2011Amnesty International Says Bomb Attack in Moscow Airport Shows Flagrant Disregard for…

March 27, 2011

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US accused of inhumane treatment over Wikileaks soldier case

Private Bradley Manning has been held for 23 hours a day in a sparsely furnished solitary cell and deprived of…

March 27, 2011

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Afghanistan: Government and Parliament Accused of Thousands of Human Rights Violations

Amnesty International Calls on Afghan Authorities to Investigate Human Rights Violations by the GovernmentJanuary 25, 2011(Washington, D.C.) -- The Afghan…

March 27, 2011

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USA: Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More Effectively Champion Human Rights

Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, January 25, 2011Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More…

March 27, 2011