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Leaked Guantanamo Files Highlight Need for Fair Trials and Accountability, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Leaked Guantanamo Files Highlight Need for Fair Trials and…

May 6, 2011

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UN must act now on Sri Lanka war crimes report

A UN report out today gives credibility to claims that both sides committed war crimes in Sri Lanka's civil war.

May 6, 2011

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Torture and Arbitrary Arrest Continue in Egypt, Despite Disbanding of Feared Security Forces

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Release Tuesday, April 19, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] and Arbitrary Arrest Continue in Egypt, Despite…

May 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Says Syrian Authorities Must First End Bloody Crackdown and Punish Those Responsible

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 19, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] to Syria’s Pledge for Reforms, Amnesty International…

May 6, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Calls on Syrian President to Rein in Security Forces After Violent Crackdown

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, April 14, 2011, Amnesty International Calls on Syrian President to Rein in…

May 6, 2011

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Mexico: Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Take Action Over Collusion Between Criminal Gangs and Police

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 14, 2011Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Take Action Over Collusion Between Criminal Gangs…

May 6, 2011

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United States: Amnesty International Mobilizes Worldwide Membership on Behalf of Troy Davis

Amnesty International today issued an “Urgent Action” to mobilize its members worldwide to write the Georgia Board of Pardons and…

May 6, 2011

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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Reports “Ghost Villages”

Tens of Thousands of Displaced and Fearful Civilians, Their Homes Burned and Looted, Hide in Bush

May 6, 2011

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Swaziland: Amnesty International Condemns Government’s “Alarming” Violence Against Peaceful Protests in Swaziland

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Amnesty International Condemns Government’s “Alarming” Violence Against Peaceful Protests…

May 6, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near Ajdabiya

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces…

May 6, 2011

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Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics

Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against…

May 6, 2011

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Sri Lanka: United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2011United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made…

May 6, 2011