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Afghan Women to NATO: Don’t Bargain Our Rights Away
Significant gains by Afghan women are threatened by negotiations between U.S., Afghan and Taliban leaders seeking to expedite the transition to Afghan rule.
May 15, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Ukraine Authorities to Implement Police Criminality Law Ahead of Euro 2012
Amnesty International today urges Ukraine authorities to begin implementing a law which paves the way for independent investigations into allegations of police violence ahead of the Euro 2012.
May 15, 2012
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Battle for the Future of India
The protests against a South Korean mining company in a rural district in India will determine the course of India's development.
May 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Decries Azerbaijan Police’s Violent Dispersion of Peaceful Rallies Ahead of Eurovision
Amnesty International today called on Azerbaijan police to immediately end the use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, following two separate peaceful protests that were broken up by police in the capital city Baku on Monday.
May 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Hosts “Shadow Summit” With Afghan Women’s Rights Leaders As NATO Summit Opens May 20 in Chicago
As the NATO Summit leaders begin to fill in the missing pieces of the military exit strategy for Afghanistan on Sunday, May 20, Amnesty International will stage a "Shadow Summit" to underscore concerns that Afghan women are being ignored in the process while their tenuous grasp on basic rights may be threatened as the troops leave.
May 11, 2012
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The Execution of Michael Selsor
Michael Selsor spent 36 years in prison. There, he changed, and grew, and shared his life lesson with school children. He was put to death anyway on May 1.
May 10, 2012
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Marriage Equality: It’s About Human Rights, Not States’ Rights
President Obama's statement in support of marriage equality was a huge boon to the human rights movement, but the fight continues at the state level.
May 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands China End Clampdown on Media as Al-Jazeera Reporter is Expelled
The expulsion of an Al-Jazeera journalist from China is part of a wider clampdown on foreign reporters in the country.
May 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Applauds Release of Patrick Okoroafor, Former Nigerian Child Prisoner, Denied Fair Trial and Sentenced to Death for Robbery
A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released from prison and reunited with his family after such a very long time, following a relentless global campaign by Amnesty International.
May 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Singapore Authorities to Save Malaysian Man From Execution
A young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) have said.
May 9, 2012
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Exploitation of Nepal’s Migrant Workers
Thousands of Nepalese face exploitation and forced labor when working in countries around the world. This is despite laws intended to protect them.
May 8, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges FARC to Release French Journalist
Amnesty International today urges the FARC to immediately and unconditionally release a French journalist, who has been held captive since April 28.
May 8, 2012