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Libya: Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of Rape

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence

The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...

April 14, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations…

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Death Toll Climbs as Protests Spread, Says Amnesty International

At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian…

April 14, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Lebanon urged to investigate civil war missing

Thousands of people who disappeared during the bitter civil war that wracked Lebanon from 1975-90 and its aftermath are still…

April 13, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Iraqi authorities must halt attacks on protesters

Thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets since early February 2011 to protest against the chronic lack of basic…

April 11, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Serbia urged to stop forced evictions of Roma

In Serbia's capital Belgrade Roma are being forcibly evicted from informal settlements. These forced evictions are in breach of the…

April 6, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

International community must help probe Yemen’s protest killings

The international community must play a more active role if Yemenis are to get accountability for the bloody killings of…

April 4, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Libya: Campaign of enforced disappearances must end

In this briefing Amnesty International expresses its concern for the safety of those currently being held by forces loyal to…

March 29, 2011

Press Release

South Africa: Human Rights Concerns During the World Cup

Amnesty International is concerned that the enormous resources which have had to be deployed for the World Cup will have...

March 27, 2011

Press Release

India: Urgent need for Government to act as death toll rises in Kashmir

AI: Index: ASA 20/027/2010 17 September 2010 India: Urgent need for Government to act as death toll rises in Kashmir…

March 27, 2011