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Sri Lankan Report Doesn't Fully Address War Crimes
The Sri Lankan government's new report on its civil war is inadequate. An international investigation into war crimes is still needed to ensure truth and justice for the victims and…
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Sri Lanka Report Falls Short, Says Amnesty International
The final report of Sri Lanka's Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), released publicly today, acknowledges serious human rights problems in Sri Lanka but falls short of fully addressing the…
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Amnesty International Commends U.S. Action Plan to Protect Women and Children in Conflict
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) commends President Obama for creating the first-ever U.S. national action plan to implement U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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40 Years After Horror, Bangladesh Is Free
Given Bangladesh's birth, the country has made great strides towards ending human rights violations. It has a long way to go but we should celebrate today.
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Amnesty International Documents “Killing Spree” by Iran — Surge of Secret Executions for Drug Offenses – To Contain Huge Drug Problem
This year has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people – many impoverished and some juveniles – who are executed for drug offenses in Iran, Amnesty International said…
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No One's Above the Law
Holding politicians from powerful nations to the same standard to which they themselves hold the leaders of less powerful nations is not a “left-wing” position – it is a just…
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Jon Stewart Takes on Guantanamo and the NDAA
The Daily Show called out President Obama and Senators on the NDAA, a bill that would keep Gitmo open and entrench indefinite detention as standard.
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Turkey's Anti-Terrorism Law Tramples on Human Rights
Many Turkish lawyers, human rights defenders, politicians, and intellectuals remain locked up, victims of an anti-terrorism law desperately in need of repeal.
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Death Penalty Coalition Including Amnesty International Urge Asia to Stop Executions and Unfair Trials in New Report
A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, the Anti-Death Penalty…
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Ukraine Must Reform Police Ahead of Euro 2012, Says Amnesty International
Ukraine must urgently reform its police force ahead of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2012 finals, Amnesty International warned today. As teams reflect on the results of…
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Saudi Arabia Silencing Dissent in the Name of 'Security'
Saudi Arabian authorities have been using the fight against terrorism as a pretext to crack down on dissent.
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Ethiopia, Tanzania & Zambia: Arrest Former President Bush for Torture
No person, however high the office they may have held, should be above the law. The war on terror does not justify ignoring international law and there is no expiration…