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Serbia: Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma in New Amnesty International Report
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 7, 2011Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma, Says Amnesty International in New Report--Hundreds Forced to Live in Poverty, Inadequate Housing, Report SaysContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- The Serbian authorities must halt a series of forced evictions of Roma in the capital Belgrade and to provide them with adequate housing, Amnesty International said on the eve of International Roma Day.A new report, Home is more than a roof over your head: Roma denied adequate housing in Serbia, documents an increasing series of forced evictions of Roma since April 2009…
April 14, 2011
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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The Chinese authorities should immediately release prominent pro-democracy activist Liu Xianbin, Amnesty International said today, after the dissident was jailed for 10 years for writing articles critical of the government."Ten years imprisonment for writing articles is an appalling sentence, and a travesty of justice," said Catherine Baber, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Asia-Pacific. "Liu Xianbin is not guilty of any crime. He is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately.""The Chinese authorities are…
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held in Libya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held in Libya Journalist Appeared on State Television in Aggressive InterrogationContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International is calling today for the immediate and unconditional release of a Syrian journalist and her brother who have been detained in Libya for more than a week. The organization said Rana al-Aqbani, the journalist, is a prisoner of conscience and at risk of torture. Al-Aqbaqni was shown on Libyan state television in a chilling interrogation last week. Armed men entered her home…
April 14, 2011
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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council's decision to appoint a Special Reporter to monitor and report on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran was welcomed by Amnesty International today. The Council voted in Geneva on Thursday, by 22 to seven for a resolution co-sponsored by 49 states that decided "to appoint a Special Reporter on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran."The vote comes amid concern at…
April 14, 2011
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Israel: United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Public StatementTuesday, April 5, 2011United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says Amnesty InternationalStatements by Leading Israeli Politicians Are Based on “Deliberate Misinterpretation” of Justice Goldstone’s Comments in Newspaper Opinion ArticleContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Recent Israeli government calls for the United Nations to retract the 2009 report of its Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict are a cynical attempt to avoid accountability for war crimes and deny both Palestinian and Israeli victims of the 2008-2009 conflict the justice and reparations they deserve, Amnesty International said today.Statements by leading Israeli politicians that…
April 14, 2011
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Guatemala: Indigenous Farmers Evicted by Guatemalan Authorities
Amnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to halt the forced evictions of indigenous farming communities...
March 27, 2011
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Egpyt: Protestors Released From Detention Describe Torture Days Before Mubarak Departed
According to testimonies from newly released detainees, in the final days before Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down,...
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Authorities must end the harassment of the mother of deceased prisoner of conscience
The Cuban authorities must act to end the harassment of the mother of a prisoner of conscience who died following a hunger...
March 27, 2011
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Serbia: Amnesty International Urges Serbia to End Roma Evictions
Amnesty International called on the Serbian government and Belgrade authorities to stop the forced eviction of Roma from...
March 27, 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Reverse Ban on Peaceful Protests, Amid Fears of Violent Crackdown Friday in “Day of Rage”
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Thursday, March 10, 2011 Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Reverse Ban on Peaceful Protests, Amid Fears of Violent Crackdown Friday in “Day of Rage” Human Rights Organization Tells Saudi Leaders They Must Heed Growing Calls for Reform Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today urged Saudi Arabian authorities to reverse the ban on peaceful protest in the Kingdom, amid fears of a violent crackdown on mass demonstrations planned for Friday's “Day of Rage”. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the country’s foreign minister, said on Wednesday that “reform cannot be…
March 27, 2011
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Nepal: New Government Must Deliver on Past Human Rights Commitments As Part of the Peace Process and State Restructuring
The formation of a new government must not be another wasted opportunity to implement the human rights components of the...
March 27, 2011
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China: Uighur language web managers must be released
Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.
March 27, 2011