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Thailand: Insurgents must stop war crimes against civilians
Thailand’s three southern-most provinces are host to a non-international armed conflict, based on the intensity and duration of hostilities there, as well as the existence of organized groups of insurgents.…
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Amnesty International Urges Haitian Authorities to Bring Jean-Claude Duvalier to Justice
Amnesty International today urged Haitian authorities to bring former President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to justice for the human rights abuses committed under his regime from 1971 to 1986.
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Haiti urged to bring Jean-Claude Duvalier to justice
After 25 years in exile, former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti in January 2011. Within days, survivors of serious human rights violations and families of victims of his regime…
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Colombian Authorities Fail Survivors of Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for female survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
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Colombian authorities fail survivors of sexual violence
Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia's long-running armed conflict. Members of all the warring parties have sexually abused and exploited women and girls. This document focuses on the deeply-entrenched impunity…
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Truth and Justice Needed to Resolve Sri Lanka Rights Crisis, Says Amnesty International
The United Nations Human Rights Council must act immediately to end the crisis of impunity that plagues Sri Lanka more than two years after the end of the bloody civil…
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Amnesty International Urges Libya’s National Transitional Council to Rein In Opposition and Vigilante Groups to Prevent Reprisal Attacks
Leaders of Libya’s rebel forces must step up efforts to rein in opposition fighters and vigilante groups to prevent further reprisal attacks and arbitrary arrests.
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Amnesty International Urges Human Rights Council to Take Opportunity for Action in Sri Lanka
The panel of experts report, made public in April 2011, found "credible allegations" of war crimes and crimes against humanity by all sides to the Sri Lankan conflict.
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Libya: NTC must take control to prevent spiral of abuses
In mid-February 2011 Libyans called for a "Day of Rage" against the iron-fist rule of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, in power since 1969. The protests were met with lethal force. By…
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Remembering 9/11
Honor the sacrifice made by those who rush towards cries for help by taking action to urge political leaders in Washington to ensure that all those affected by the 9/11…
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CIA 'Shocked' Prisoners They Sent To Libya Were Tortured
Recently uncovered documents reveal the CIA's roll in rendering prisoners to Libya that were tortured by Gadhafi officers.
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Amnesty International Calls on U.K. Authorities to Deliver Justice Over Baha Mousa Abuse Case
Amnesty International has called on the U.K. authorities to bring to justice all those responsible for the death Baha Mousa, after an inquiry into the death of the Iraqi hotel…