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Amnesty International Calls for End to Reprisal Attacks Against Gbagbo Supporters in Ivory Coast
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12 2011 Amnesty International Calls for End to Reprisal Attacks Against Gbagbo Supporters in Ivory Coast Eyewitnesses Say Policeman Belonging…
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Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report
The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...
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Ivory Coast: UN Peacekeepers Must Protect Thousands of Civilians Caught in Fighting in Ivory Coast, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on U.N.peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to urgently protect as many as 10,000 displaced people...
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Belarus: Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protestors After Student Conviction
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 29, 2011Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protesters After Student ConvictedContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International has demanded…
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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...
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U.S.: Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis AppealContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194, or Laura Moye, 202-675-8582 (Washington,…
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Libya: Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of Rape
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of RapeOrganization Says Woman Should be Immediately Released, If She…
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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence
The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...
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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The Chinese authorities should immediately release…
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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations…