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China Must Not Legalize “Disappearances” and “Two-track Justice,” says Amnesty International
A major overhaul of China's criminal procedure law could legalize the "disappearance" of people deemed "subversive" by the state through a dangerous extension of police power, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty International cancels Bahrain visit
Amnesty International statement on the cancellation of its visit to Bahrain.
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Human Rights Groups Call on Israel to Completely Lift Travel Ban for Palestinian Shawan Jabarin, Granted Permission To Leave West Bank For First Trip in Six Years
Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now permanently lift the…
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5 Oscar Winning Films that Stood on the Side of Justice
Movies can be a powerful tool for raising awareness about an issue, or even inspiring people to take action.
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Amnesty International Condemns Egypt’s Systematic Failure to Rein in Security Forces
Egypt's security forces continue to kill protestors with the same brutal tactics used in Hosni Mubarak's last days in power, Amnesty International said after concluding riot police yet again used…
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Death Toll Rises in Syria As Bombardment Of Civilian Areas Escalates In Homs, Amnesty International Says
At least 377 civilians have been killed in Homs in recent days as Syrian security forces escalated their shelling of civilian neighborhoods in the besieged city, according to information received…
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Will the Bahraini Government Crack Down on Protesters Tomorrow?
When Bahrain's streets awaken in protest tomorrow, will government forces crack down on peaceful demonstrators again? Will there be more tear gas, torture, killings?
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Bahrain: One year on, accountability remains a distant aspiration
The Bahraini government remains far from delivering the human rights changes that were recommended by an independent international commission, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International Condemns Harsh Sentence for Chinese poet Zhu Yufu
Today’s sentencing of veteran activist Zhu Yufu to seven years for writing a poem deemed to “incite subversion of state power” is further evidence of the Chinese government’s continuing repression…
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Amnesty International Calls on Israel to Cancel Plan to Forcibly Displace Jahalin Bedouin Communities on West Bank
Amnesty International urged Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak today to cancel military plans to forcibly displace some 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area near the Jerusalem…
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Your Questions Answered: Middle East & North Africa
Join us Thursday, Feb 9 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST for a live online chat on Facebook with Amnesty International on the ongoing uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Amnesty International Rejects Russia’s “Unconscionable” Threat for Second Veto of U.N. Security Council Action to Stop the Syria Bloodshed
Amnesty International called on Russia today to stop its “unconscionable” obstruction of United Nations’ efforts to help end the bloodshed in Syria.