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Dow Blocks Amnesty International Calls To Face Up to the Toxic Legacy of Bhopal

As we near the 30th anniversary of the devastating gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, The Dow…

May 14, 2014

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Dow Shields Shareholders From Toxic Truth in Bhopal

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is blinding investors to the toxic legacy of Bhopal, Amnesty International said ahead of the…

May 14, 2014

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Court Orders Woman Gang-Raped For Falling in Love with a Muslim

Authorities must investigate the alleged gang-rape of a 20 year-old adivasi woman in Birbhum, West Bengal, India.

January 23, 2014

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Annual Report: India 2013

Republic of India Head of state Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (replaced Pratibha Patil) Head of government Manmohan Singh Torture and other…

May 20, 2013

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Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe

In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions…

April 3, 2013

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U.K.-Registered Mining Company Accused of Practicing Poor Human Rights in East India

Amnesty International urges U.K.- registered mining company to improve poor human rights record in the East Indian state of Orissa.

August 28, 2012

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India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough

The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…

March 28, 2012

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Amnesty International Welcomes India’s Reprieve of Man Sentenced to Death, Urges Indian Authorities to Commute All Capital Sentences

The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on March 31, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…

March 28, 2012

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London 2012 Organizers Must Admit Dow Mistake After Ethics Chief Quits, says Amnesty International

London 2012 Olympic organizers must admit their mistake in awarding a lucrative contract to the Dow Chemical Company, Amnesty International…

January 26, 2012

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Torture Video Shows Need to Protect Bangladeshis Crossing India Border, says Amnesty International

The suspension of eight guards of India's Border Security Force (BSF) for torturing a Bangladeshi caught on the border is…

January 20, 2012

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India Urged to Clean Up Vedanta Refinery After Plant Expansion Rejected, says Amnesty International

Indian authorities should order the immediate clean-up of Vedanta's alumina refinery in the state of Orissa, Amnesty International said today…

January 20, 2012

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London 2012 Organizers Must Not Forget Bhopal Disaster, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organizers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a…

December 2, 2011