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Another Indigenous Activist Freed in India!
On September 30, the Indian Supreme Court ordered that indigenous (adivasi) human rights activist Kopa Kunjam be released. Mr. Kunjam had been in jail since December of 2009 for his…
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World Habitat Day: Stopping Forced Evictions Worldwide
On World Habitat Day, Amnesty International is calling on governments to live up to their commitments to stop and prevent forced evictions.
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Lithuania: Re-open secret prison investigation now
The Lithuanian government has admitted its involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programmes. An investigation opened into two secret CIA detention sites that had already been acknowledged was…
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Lithuania Must Re-open Secret Prison Investigation Since Authorities Admitted to Hosting Sites, Says Amnesty International
Lithuania must immediately reinstate the criminal investigation into its involvement in the U.S.-led rendition and secret detention programs, documents developments since the authorities admitted that Lithuania hosted two secret Central…
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Amnesty International Urges Guinea to Investigate Opposition Protest Deaths
The Guinean authorities must immediately carry out an investigation into the deaths of three protesters killed during clashes between police and demonstrators at a banned opposition rally in the capital…
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Kashmir Legislators Must Not Ignore Human Rights
Kashmir legislators have an opportunity to take action to protect human rights, prevent future violations and to investigate past violations.
Press Release
Insurgents in Southern Thailand Must Stop War Crimes Against Civilian Immediately, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged insurgents in the long-running internal armed conflict in southern Thailand to immediately stop their campaign of targeting civilians.
Report
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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Iranian Guards Compare Evin Prison to Guantanamo
Recently released US hikers tell of abuses in Iran's notorious Evin Prison. Guards there justified prisoner treatment as comparable to conditions at Guantanamo.
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Amnesty Groups Mobilize for Rights of Indigenous People in India
Join other AI activists in demanding justice and accountability for human rights violations in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Press Release
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.
Report
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…