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Russia: Scientist could face forcible exile
Amnesty International has said that any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...
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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Vietnam: Amnesty International Calls on Vietnamese Authorities to Release Dr. Nguyen Dan Que
Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, an endocrinologist and political and nonviolent human rights activist, has been arrested again by...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Staff Detained in Cairo
An Amnesty International representative has been detained by police this morning in Cairo after a police takeover of the...
March 27, 2011
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China: New testimonies reinforce call to investigate Xinjiang riot
Amnesty International is urging the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the...
March 27, 2011
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Democratic Republic of Congo: End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to protect human rights...
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