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USA: Amnesty International USA Voices Serious Concerns about Federal Immigration Proposal Priorities
Amnesty International USA voiced serious concerns today regarding priorities for a comprehensive immigration reform which...
March 27, 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabie to Allow Peaceful Protests, After Government Bans Right to Demonstrations
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 7, 2011Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Allow Peaceful Protests, After Government Bans Right to Legitimate Demonstrations and Detains 24 PeopleOrganization Also Calls for Investigation Into Reports Police Beat and Kicked Protesters in city of al-Qatif Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Saudi Arabian government to allow peaceful protests, saying a ban on all demonstrations in the kingdom was “outrageous.” The organization also called for an investigation into the detention last week of about 24 people after peaceful protests and assaults by police on others.On…
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Says At Critical Moment of Change in Egypt,
Amnesty International today called on Egypt's authorities to end 30 years of repressive emergency rule and allow ordinary...
March 27, 2011
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Greece: Must stop treating migrants as criminals
The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up irregular migrants and asylum-seekers, including...
March 27, 2011
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Pakistan: Amnesty International with AAAS Use Geo-visualization Techniques for Human Rights Issues in Northwestern Pakistan
Amnesty International, in collaboration with AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, has created a new database of human...
March 27, 2011
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Malaysia: Government Reveals Nearly 30,000 Foreigners Caned
The Malaysian government disclosed that almost 30,000 foreigners had been caned in five years. Unchecked abuses by...
March 27, 2011
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Italy: Amnesty International Urges Italy to Protect Migrants’ Rights as Thousands Leave Tunisia
As thousands of migrants flee Tunisia and arrive on the Italian mainland, Italy must not repeat past abuses of...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Must release or try U.S. hikers held without charge for a year
Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three U.S. nationals who have been detained without...
March 27, 2011
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Kyrgystzan: Authorities in Kyrgyzstan Must Refrain from Unlawful Use of Force
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to use excessive force in their attempts to end...
March 27, 2011
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Israel: Amnesty International’s Petition Urges United Nations to Act for International Justice for Gaza Conflict Victims
Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 07, 2011Amnesty International’s Petition Urges United Nations to Act for International Justice for Gaza Conflict Victims ---Human rights organization presents more than 66,000 signatures to UN Human Rights Council’s presidentContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International today handed over a petition of some 66,850 signatures to the United Nations Human Rights Council calling on it to take a crucial step later this month to ensuring international justice for victims of the 2008-2009 conflict in Gaza and southern Israel.The petition contains the signatures collected by Amnesty International members and supporters around…
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Calls on Sri Lankan Government to Act on Enforced Disappearance
Well-known human rights defender Pattani Razeek disappeared on February 11, 2010 in Sri Lanka's North Central Province....
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Authorities must release wife and brother-in-law of human rights lawyer
Amnesty International is calling on its worldwide membership to appeal to Iranian authorities to release the wife and...
March 27, 2011