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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo in Cuba, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Put Policies in Place to Back Up Rhetoric on the Middle East
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (Washington, DC) – T. Kumar, International Advocacy Director in Washington for Amnesty International USA, issued the following comments in response to President Obama’s speech…
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Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed
Mass peaceful protests demanding political reform have shaken the Gulf state of Bahrain since mid-February. In response, the security forces initially sought to suppress the protests with brutality, killing seven…
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Amnesty International Raises ?Great Fears? About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings in Bahrain, Resulting in Death Sentences for Four Anti-Government Protesters
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 28, 2011Amnesty International Raises “Great Fears” About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings in Bahrain, Resulting in Death Sentences for Four Anti-Government ProtestersFour…
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Amnesty International Raises ?Great Fears? About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings in Bahrain, Resulting in Death Sentences for Four Anti-Government Protesters
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 28, 2011Amnesty International Raises “Great Fears” About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings in Bahrain, Resulting in Death Sentences for Four Anti-Government ProtestersFour…
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(UA 58/11) Saudi Arabian Shia Cleric Released from Detention
Saudi Arabian Shia cleric Sheikh Tawfiq Jaber Ibrahim al-Amr was released on 6 March without charge.
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(UA 249/10) Great News! Saudi Arabian Law Professor Released Released
Law professor Dr Mohammed Abdullah al-Abdulkareem was released on 15 February.
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Girl from Al-Qatif pardoned
The sentences of flogging and imprisonment imposed on a woman rape victim and her male companion, are reported to have been dropped.
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(UA 61/11) Twenty Four Protesters Released in Saudi Arabia
Around 24 men who were detained on 3 and 4 March following protests in the city of al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia, were released...
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(UA 116/07) Death Sentences of Two Men Quashed in Saudi Arabia
In an unusual move, the Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia has quashed the death sentences of 24-year-old Canadian man Mohamed...
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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.: 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...