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Broken Promises in Egypt
Egypt's military rulers have crushed the hopes of the Jan. 25 uprising, but the Egyptian people are proving more resilient than the generals imagined.
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Amnesty International Calls on Italy to End Unlawful Decrees Against Roma
Amnesty International has called on the Italian authorities to end discriminatory measures against Roma after the country’s 'Nomad Emergency' decrees were declared unlawful by the country's highest administrative court.
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International Community Must Act on Azerbaijan Crackdown, Says Amnesty International
The international community must not turn a blind eye to human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Amnesty International said today in a new report released at a Baku press conference cataloging…
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Crackdown on Activists in Central India Continues
Soni Sodi and Lingaram Kodopi are two more human rights activists arrested for speaking out against human rights violations in central India.
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Amnesty International Demands Sri Lanka Prosecute Security Agents Involved in Torture
Sri Lanka is not credibly investigating torture, Amnesty International said on the eve of a review by the U. N. Committee Against Torture into the country.
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Dudley Do-Wrong
Canada’s reputation as a global champion of human rights has been diminished as George Bush and Dick Cheney visit the country with impunity despite torture allegations.
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Civilians in Central African Republic Bear Brunt of Decades of Violence and Abuse
Local and foreign armed groups in the Central African Republic are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well as burning houses and looting property, Amnesty International said in…
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Central African Republic: Civilians bear the brunt of decades of violence and abuses
The people of the Central African Republic have suffered decades of violence and human rights abuse. Government forces, armed groups and criminal gangs have killed unarmed men, women and children…
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Canada Should Arrest and Prosecute George W. Bush on Visit
As a party to the UN Convention Against Torture, Canada has a legal responsibility to arrest, investigate and prosecute anyone suspected of torture.
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Ukraine must act to deal with endemic police criminality
Human rights abuses are practised systematically by the police in Ukraine, despite increasing efforts to combat the problem and growing public outrage. Institutional failings and high levels of corruption in…
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Human Rights Defenders in Russia Under Threat, Says Amnesty International
Five years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, little progress has been made to increase the safety of journalists or human rights defenders who dare to expose…
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Why The Nobel Prize Isn’t Just About Women’s Rights
Women have long been overlooked as a primary asset in global efforts to achieve peace. Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to three women activists changes that.