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Egypt: Amnesty International Staff Detained in Cairo
An Amnesty International representative has been detained by police this morning in Cairo after a police takeover of the...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Demand Release of Activists and Journalists Detained in Egypt
Amnesty International and Human Rights watch demand that Egyptian authorities immediately reveal the location of the human...
March 27, 2011
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India: Maoists Armed Group Must Release Hostages
The Communist Party of India (Maoist), an armed opposition group, must immediately release a civilian and five officers of...
March 27, 2011
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Human rights concerns in the run up to Presidential election campaigns in the DRC
Document - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human rights concerns in the run up to Presidential election campaigns AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL…
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned Activists
Amnesty International Press ReleaseMonday, February 7, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned ActivistsContact: Wende Gozan Brown at…
March 27, 2011
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Switzerland: Amnesty International Calls on Swiss Government to Investigate President George W. Bush
Amnesty International today called on the Swiss authorities to open a criminal investigation against former U.S. President...
March 27, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Says Libyan Writer is Jailed for Calling for Protests for Greater Freedoms in Libya
A Libyan writer and political commentator arrested last week and accused of hitting a man with his car appears to…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Thai Authorities to Drop All Charges Against Web Forum Moderator
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 9, 2011Amnesty International Urges Thai Authorities to Drop All Charges Against Web Forum…
March 27, 2011
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Activists in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, To Demonstrate Solidarity with Human Rights Aspirations of Egyptian Protesters
Amnesty International USA Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, February 10, 2011 …
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Calls on Sri Lankan Government to Act on Enforced Disappearance
Well-known human rights defender Pattani Razeek disappeared on February 11, 2010 in Sri Lanka's North Central Province....
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Says At Critical Moment of Change in Egypt,
Amnesty International today called on Egypt's authorities to end 30 years of repressive emergency rule and allow ordinary...
March 27, 2011
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Chad: New Amnesty International Report Documents Children Compelled to Join Chadian Military and Armed Groups
A new report by Amnesty International documents children recruited from displacement camps to join Chadian military and...
March 27, 2011