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India: Toxic sludge leak from Vedanta’s red mud pond threatens rural communities
Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during the imminent monsoon season following reports of leaks at the…
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Amnesty International Calls on Iraqi Authorities to Stop Clampdown on Peaceful Protests
Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi authorities to end their clampdown on peaceful protests following the arrest of 15 pro-reform activists in Baghdad in recent days.
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Amnesty International Welcomes UN Decision to Discuss Human Rights of Victims of Terrorism
Amnesty International welcomes the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to host a discussion on the human rights of victims of terrorism. A panel took place today at…
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Amnesty International Urges Georgia to Ensure Justice for Detained Protestors
Georgia must immediately investigate all allegations of ill-treatment and police violence that occurred during and after the dispersal of protests in central Tbilisi on May 26.
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Amnesty International Says Dáil’s Imposition of Time Limits on Ireland Smithwick Tribunal May Interfere with Independence of Judicial Inquiry
Today, Dáil Éireann (the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament) passed a motion, following earlier approval by the Cabinet, requiring the Smithwick Tribunal to provide an interim report to…
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India: Toxic sludge leak from Vedanta’s red mud pond threatens rural communities
Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during the imminent monsoon season following reports of leaks at the…
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Pakistan must probe intelligence agencies as body of journalist is found
Any investigation into the abduction and reported death of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad must include the country’s feared security and intelligence agencies, especially the ISI, Amnesty International said today.
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Egypt: Admission of forced ‘virginity tests’ must lead to justice
The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced ‘virginity tests’ to justice following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them,…
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Amnesty International Calls on Pakistan to Probe Intelligence Agencies as Body of Journalist Found
Amnesty International Calls on Pakistan to Probe Intelligence Agencies as Body of Journalist Found Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Any investigation into the abduction and reported death…
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Amnesty International Says Yemen on Knife Edge with Growing Chaos and Possible Civil War, As Security Forces Kill Dozens of Protesters
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Says Yemen on Knife Edge with Growing Chaos and Possible Civil War, As Security Forces Kill Dozens of Protesters (New York) – Amnesty…