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Ahead of Sunday Elections, Amnesty International Calls on Myanmar to Protect Human Rights, Including the Release of ‘Prisoners of Conscience’ and Safeguards for Ethnic Minorities
Ahead of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, April 1, Amnesty International said that despite Myanmar's steps toward improving the country's human rights record, much work remains to be done.
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Hangings in Japan significant step backwards
Japan’s decision to hang three prisoners after nearly two years without executions is a retrograde step, Amnesty International said.
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Cuban authorities round up activists and block communications as Pope ends visit
Cuban human rights activists are facing a surge in harassment in a bid to silence them during the Pope's visit, Amnesty International said.
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Maldives must investigate sexual harassment of detained women protesters
Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty International said.
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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 and acts as a reminder of the Indian government’s need…
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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 and acts as a reminder of the Indian government's need…
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Immigration Enforcement Results in Widespread and Systemic Human Rights Abuses, says New Amnesty International Report
Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color Among Those Targeted in Discriminatory Practices
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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded…
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Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”
Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be “prisoners of conscience” and demanded their release. The human rights…
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Amnesty International Disappointed by Reported U.S. State Department Waiver to Send Military Aid to Egypt
Amnesty International said today it was disappointed by reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to use a national security waiver to provide $1.3 billion of U.S. military aid…