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Despite Annan Plan Agreement, Syria Continues to Make Arrests Across the Country, Including Raiding a School, Beating and Arresting 13 Students
Amnesty International said today scores of people are still being arrested and jailed across Syria, including 13 students who were beaten in their school, raising questions about whether the government…
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A Step Toward Accountability in Syria
A new "accountability group," formed to track human rights violations in Syria, is a welcome step in the pursuit of justice for the Syrian people.
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Still No Justice for Women Survivors of Wartime Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina, finds Amnesty International
It is time the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, Amnesty International said…
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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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Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council vote a step in the right direction
The UN Human Rights Council resolution calling on Sri Lanka to end longstanding impunity for human rights abuses is a vital step forward for the country and for international justice,…
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‘Dysfunctional situation’ threatens justice at Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia
The latest resignation of a judge from the UN-backed tribunal investigating crimes dating from the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia is a significant setback in the victims' search for justice,…
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Former Libyan intelligence chief must be sent to the ICC
Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said following reports of his arrest in…
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George Clooney & Members of Congress Arrested Calling for Human Rights in Sudan
The arrests took place at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington DC on March 16. Activists were to there protesting the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Sudan.
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Amnesty International Decries Continued Bombing and Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid While Civilians Suffer in Sudan
Today, Amnesty International joined Congressman Jim McGovern, actor George Clooney, and partner NGOs in front of the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC, to call for an immediate end to…
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Amnesty International Activists Will Join Member of Congress to Demand End to Sudan Atrocities at Protest Friday, March 16, at Sudan Embassy
Amnesty International and other organizations will join Rep.Jim McGovern, D-MA, at a demonstration on Friday morning, March 16 to protest Sudan's ongoing human rights violations against the people of South…
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Milestone Verdict on Child Soldiers: Will Kony Be Next?
What does the historic ICC ruling against Thomas Lubanga Dvilo mean for other fugitives accused of war crimes, like Uganda's Joseph Kony?
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Locked Away: Sri Lanka's "Security" Detainees
A new Amnesty International report documents how arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances have become routine in Sri Lanka.