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USA and Spain: Charges Against Spanish Investigative Judge Must Be Dropped
Amnesty International today strongly condemned the outrageous charges brought against a leading investigative judge who is...
March 27, 2011
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US: Amnesty International Activists Converge in San Francisco to Celebrate 50 Years of Human Rights Work
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, February 24, 2011AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVISTS CONVERGE IN SAN FRANCISCOTO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF HUMAN RIGHTS WORK----Joan Baez, West Coast Co-Founder of the Organization,To Be Honored for a Lifetime of Human Rights Activism----Model Christy Turlington, Grammy Winners Steve Earle and Saúl Hernández, Rapper Jahiand Actress Nazanin Boniadi Join Former Prisoners of Conscience to Tackle Today’s Challenges Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. San Francisco – Up to one thousand activists from across the country will converge in San Francisco from March 18-20 to mark Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary and tackle a range of pressing…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands Investigation Into Death of Leading Human Rights Activist in Congo
The Congolese government must immediately launch a thorough, impartial and independent investigation into the death of one...
March 27, 2011
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Bahrain: Authorities must revel whereabouts of eight arrested human rights defenders
Amnesty International today called on the Bahraini authorities to reveal the whereabouts of eight human rights defenders,...
March 27, 2011
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Kyrgystzan: Authorities in Kyrgyzstan Must Refrain from Unlawful Use of Force
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to use excessive force in their attempts to end...
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 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (London) -- Amnesty International today urged the Cuban authorities to release immediately and unconditionally all prisoners of conscience, following the release of a human rights activist who refused to go to exile in Spain.Guido Sigler Amaya was freed on Friday. He had been held since 2003 and was among 52 prisoners of conscience the authorities agreed to release last July as a result of talks between the Roman Catholic Church and Cuban President Raul Castro.Since the releases were…
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Denial of medical care for Filep Karma: Health Professional Action
Document - Indonesia: Denial of medical care for Filep Karma: Health Professional Action Public Index: ASA 21/005/2010 To: Health Professional Network From: Health and Human Rights Team Date: 5 May 2010 Health Professional Action Denial of medical care for Filep Karma Indonesia Filep Karma, a 50-year-old prisoner of conscience, is in need of urgent medical care at Abepura Prison in the Indonesian province of Papua. He has been very ill since August 2009. Amnesty International has received information that he looks pale, has lost a lot of weight and has to lift his legs when he sleeps to ease the…
March 27, 2011
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Iran: TV ‘confession’ of Iran stoning case woman criticized
Amnesty International criticized the TV "confession" of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani,...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Convenes International Human RIghts Leaders in New Orlenas for 2010 Annual Meeting
Three-day conference and community rally will draw international human rights leaders and icons, including Gloria Steinem,...
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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Indonesia: Prisoner of conscience denied medical care: Filep Karma
Document - Indonesia: Prisoner of conscience denied medical care: Filep Karma UA: 100/10 Index: ASA 21/004/2010 Indonesia Date: 29 April 2010 URGENT ACTION PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE DENIED MEDICAL CARE Filep Karma is in need of urgent medical care. He has been seriously ill since August 2009. A recent medical report recommended that he undergo further treatment in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. However, the prison authorities have told him they cannot fund his medical treatment Filep Karma, a 50-year-old prisoner of conscience at Abepura Prison in the Indonesian province of Papua, has been in prison since December 2004. He had suffered…
March 27, 2011
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Rwanda: Government must investigate pre-election attacks on politicians and journalists
Amnesty International condemns attacks on politicians and journalists in the run up to the presidential election on August 9...
March 27, 2011