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Far From New, Far From Over: The Crisis in Mali
The notion that Mali faces crisis is not new. For the better part of a year, Amnesty International has been documenting and reporting the long catalogue of abuses and outright…
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10 Absurd and Unjust Arrests of 2012
You might be surprised to learn what can get you thrown in jail in a few places around the world, and how harsh the sentences are once you’re there. Every…
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Amnesty International Report Exposes Widespread Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Italy
Migrant workers to Italy from sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Asia are employed in low-skilled, often seasonal or temporary jobs, suffer grave abuses at the hands of their employers, and…
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Exploited Labor: Migrant Workers in Italy’s Agricultural Sector
Some migrant workers in Italy are paid as little as €25 for a day’s work, live in derelict buildings and makeshift shelters without running water, electricity or heating, and suffer…
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Hard Rock, EDUN LIVE Launch U2 Signature Series: Edition 30 T-Shirt on International Human Rights Day
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Hard Rock and EDUN LIVE launched the U2 Signature Series: Edition 30 T-shirt, with 15 percent of the retail price to support Amnesty International’s…
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Egypt in Crisis, U.S. Must Act for Human Rights
Two years after the resignation of President Mubarak, here we are once again with protesters back in the Egyptian streets, facing army tanks and tear gas and this time with…
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Hollywood Film Directors and Actors Demand Freedom for Brother of Acclaimed Iranian Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi
More than 40 Hollywood directors and actors and independent filmmakers are joining Amnesty International to demand the release of Iranian filmmaker Behrouz Ghobadi – the younger brother of acclaimed film…
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Why We Write #4Rights
We officially kick-off Write #4Rights, our annual Global Write-a-thon. This is the time of year we ask you, our supporters, to build upon Amnesty's now 51-year tradition and incredible history…
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If They Are Not Guilty, Who Committed the War Crimes?
The acquittal yesterday of three high-ranking members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after a retrial on war crimes charges…
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Justice Must Be Served for Victims of Kosovo Civil War
The acquittal of three high-ranking members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after a retrial on war crimes charges has…
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Obama Administration Must Step Up Influence, Especially at United Nations, to Protect Lives in Danger in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A renewed outbreak of violence by the armed group M23 has deeply endangered the lives of civilians in Goma and Sake.
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Israel/Gaza conflict: UN must impose arms embargo, send international monitors immediately
As the conflict escalates between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Amnesty International is calling for an international arms embargo and for the immediate deployment of international monitors.