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Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ Targeted with Arbitrary Arrest and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown, 212-633-4247 (New York) - The Cuban authorities must end their intimidation of a group of women campaigning for the release of political prisoners, Amnesty International said after 19 of the group's members were re-arrested yesterday. The latest detentions took place yesterday in and near the south-eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, where the women were due to march silently and pray for the end of political imprisonment. Over the last month, the "Ladies in White" (Damas de Blanco) and their supporters have repeatedly faced arbitrary arrest and physical attacks as they staged protests in several towns…
August 23, 2011
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Amnesty International Finds Forced Evictions, Discrimination Against Women in New Report on Egyptian Housing Crisis
Ahead of Elections, Human Rights Organization Calls on Egyptian Authorities, Political Parties to Consult Slum Dwellers, Review Cairo 2050 Resettlement Plan Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Egyptian authorities and political parties must rapidly consider the rights of the country's 12 million slum-dwellers if they are to meet the demands for social justice and human dignity championed during the "January 25 Revolution," Amnesty International said today in a new report. We are not dirt: Forced evictions in Egypt’s informal settlements released ahead of the country’s first elections since the fall of former President Mubarak, documents cases of forced…
August 23, 2011
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Libyan Civilians and Foreign Migrants at Risk Amid Tripoli Battle, Says Amnesty International
Prolonged fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli endangers civilian lives and has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis.
August 23, 2011
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Missing Millions Must Reach Trafigura Toxic Waste Victims in Côte d’Ivoire, Says Amnesty International
Côte d'Ivoire's new government must ensure that the compensation paid out by the oil-trading corporate group Trafigura reaches the thousands of victims affected by a toxic waste dumping in 2006, Amnesty International said today, on the fifth anniversary of the disaster.
August 19, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Brazil to Improve Health Services for Women Following U.N. Ruling
Brazil must urgently improve the health services available to women during and after pregnancy, Amnesty International said today, after a United Nations body determined the country failed to prevent the death of a pregnant Afro-Brazilian woman.
August 19, 2011
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Civilians at Risk Amid New Attacks in Israel and Gaza, Says Amnesty International
Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups must refrain from indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks harming civilians, Amnesty International said today, following several attacks in southern Israel and a series of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
August 19, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Human Rights Council to Act on Crimes Against Humanity in Syria
As the Human Rights Council prepares to hold a special session on Syria next Monday, August 22, Amnesty International urges that U.N. body to add its voice to calls for the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court.
August 19, 2011
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Syrian Authorities Target Prominent Dissident and Teenage Son, Says Amnesty International
Syrian authorities are feared to be torturing a prominent dissident and his teenage son, his lawyer has told Amnesty International.
August 19, 2011
Update
Rick Perry By The Numbers
Over the course of more than ten years, Texas Governor and now Presidential candidate Rick Perry has presided over 234 executions. More are scheduled.
August 18, 2011
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‘Justice Not Done’ in Ukrainian Student Death Investigation, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - An investigation into the death in custody of a Ukrainian student is seriously flawed, Amnesty International said, after a court effectively cleared two officers of responsibility for his death. Ihor Indilo, 19, died from a fractured skull and internal bleeding on May 17, 2010, after being arrested and interrogated by two police officers in Kyiv. An autopsy revealed his injuries were caused by "contact with a blunt object;" police say these occurred when he fell off a small bench. Judges in Kyiv's court of appeal yesterday took 15 minutes to conclude that…
August 18, 2011
Update
Rule of Law Under Attack in Rio de Janeiro
Militia groups in Rio de Janeiro are gaining ground, while one of the state’s most effective enforcers of rule of law is now dead.
August 17, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Philippine Senators to Vote to Join International Criminal Court
Amnesty International today called on Philippine Senators to vote in favor of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), helping the fight against impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes worldwide.
August 17, 2011