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Amnesty International Urges Halt to Violence Against Peaceful Protesters in Yemen, as Two More Demonstrators Are Killed by Security Forces

(New York) -- Amnesty International repeated its call today for Yemeni authorities to stop using unnecessary deadly force against anti-government…

May 11, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges United States Government to Monitor Trial of Opposition Leaders in Bahrain

Amnesty International today urged the U.S. government to send its ambassador in Bahrain to monitor the trial of 14 prominent…

May 11, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Halt to Violence Against Peaceful Protesters in Yemen, as Two More Demonstrators Are Killed by Security Forces

(New York) -- Amnesty International repeated its call today for Yemeni authorities to stop using unnecessary deadly force against anti-government…

May 11, 2011

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Undermining Rights: Forced evictions and police brutality around the Porgera gold mine, Papua New Guinea

On April 27, 2009, police forcibly evicted villagers living alongside the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Families were…

May 10, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Land and Way of Life Under Threat: The Lubicon Cree Of Canada

Large-scale oil and gas development has drastically undermined the ability of the Lubicon Cree to maintain their traditional economy and…

May 10, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan must deliver justice to victims of crimes against humanity

Kyrgyzstan’s authorities must urgently investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during unrest in June 2010, Amnesty International…

May 10, 2011

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North Korea: Images reveal scale of political prison camps

Amnesty International has published satellite imagery and new testimony that shed light on the horrific conditions in North Korea’s network…

May 10, 2011

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Bahrain renews emergency law as repression persists

The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted…

May 10, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan must deliver justice to victims of crimes against humanity

Kyrgyzstan’s authorities must urgently investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during unrest in June 2010, Amnesty International…

May 10, 2011

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North Korea: Images reveal scale of political prison camps

Amnesty International has published satellite imagery and new testimony that shed light on the horrific conditions in North Korea’s network…

May 10, 2011

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Bahrain renews emergency law as repression persists

The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted…

May 10, 2011

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Ugandan rights activist wins top human rights award

A Ugandan woman who has defended the rights of her country’s marginalized lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has…

May 9, 2011