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United States: President Obama Should Address Urgent Human Rights Situations in His State of the Union Address
As the nation anticipates President Obama?s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27, Amnesty International...
March 27, 2011
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Congo: Order to Attack Village in January Resulted in the Rapes of More than 35 Women
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Amnesty International Says Sentencing of Military General in Democratic…
March 27, 2011
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Guatemala must act to stop the killing of women
Authorities urged to stop the high numbers of women being killed across the country and ensure perpetrators are brought to...
March 27, 2011
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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
Women are being gang-raped in front of their children and men beaten in the streets by the security forces of…
March 27, 2011
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Congo: Order to Attack Village in January Resulted in the Rapes of More than 35 Women
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Amnesty International Says Sentencing of Military General in Democratic…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Landmark legislation addressing sexual violence against Native women passed
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded House passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a groundbreaking...
March 27, 2011
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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
Women are being gang-raped in front of their children and men beaten in the streets by the security forces of…
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged
Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Landmark legislation addressing sexual violence against Native women passed
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded House passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a groundbreaking...
March 27, 2011
Report
Mexico: Torture and sexual violence against women detained in San Salvador Atenco – Two years of injustice and impunity
The second anniversary of the events that took place in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico State, is approaching without substantial advances…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Belgium: Belgium Full Face Veil Ban Would Breach International Law, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International urges the Belgian Parliament not to pass a draft law which would prohibit the wearing of full face...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged
Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...
March 27, 2011