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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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Cuba: Activists to Be Released
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 23, 2011Amnesty International Reacts to Release of Activists in CubaContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) In response to news that the Cuban authorities will release the last remaining activists from the group of 75 detained in March 2003, Amnesty International’s expert on Cuba, Gerardo Ducos, said:“It is a step in the right direction for human rights in Cuba to see the release of all prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown and an activist detained last December, particularly considering they should have never been imprisoned in the first place."What we…
March 27, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council and Arab League To Act Decisively on Libyan Crimes
The U.N. Security Council must investigate the crisis in Libya that has left hundreds of protestors dead and must make it...
March 27, 2011
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Uganda: Murder of Gay Activist Must Be Investigated
David Kato, gay activist, died after an unknown attacker struck him on the head at his home. He successfully sued a paper...
March 27, 2011
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Libya: Human Rights Suffer as Libya Stalls on Reform
Human rights are suffering in Libya as it continues to stall on reform, Amnesty International has warned in a new report,...
March 27, 2011
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Morocco: AI Welcomes Morocco’s Release of Sahrawi Human Rights Defender after Monthlong Hunger Strike
Organization Remains Concerned for Eight Individuals Held as Prisoners of Conscience by Morocco
March 27, 2011
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Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who was...
March 27, 2011
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Yemen: Security Forces Attack Peaceful Demonstrators and Journalists
Amnesty International called on Yemen today to stop its security forces from attacking peaceful protesters and journalists...
March 27, 2011
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Georgia: Government must secure future for displaced people from 1990s conflicts and war with Russia in 2008
The Georgian authorities must do more than the bare minimum to provide adequate housing, employment and access to health...
March 27, 2011
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Chad: Amnesty International Deeply Concerned Over U.N. Security Council Resolution to Pull Peacekeepers from Chad
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about whether the Chadian authorities can adequately protect the hundreds of...
March 27, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Condemns Attack on Mosque Amid Wave of Detentions in Syria
At least seven people are reported to have been killed in a night-time raid on the 'Omari mosque in the southern town of...
March 27, 2011