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Before You Head Abroad, Mr. President…
Activists rally outside the White House to send a message to President Obama before his trip to Myanmar (Burma): Protect human rights.
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Amnesty International Responds to Reports that Myanmar to Release Political Prisoners on Eve of Historic Obama Visit
Myanmar (Burma) has decided to release 450 prisoners on the eve of the historic visit of President Obama to Rangoon.
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Pres. Obama Risks Undermining Human Rights Progress If Unable to Deliver Strong Message in Myanmar/Burma
If President Obama doesn’t put his full weight behind further urgent reforms in Myanmar, this trip risks being an ill-timed Presidential pat on the back for a regime that has…
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Snapshot Of The Surging Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
A satellite images captures the destruction caused by new clashes in Rakhine state, Myanmar.
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3 Ongoing Human Rights Concerns in Myanmar
Despite the positive news of the release of Daw Suu and other prisoners of conscience, Myanmar still has a long road ahead for human rights for all.
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Violence Surges in Rakhine State
In June 2012, a state of emergency was declared in Rakhine after 90 people were killed. But if reports are accurate, the current death toll has far surpassed that total.
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10 Reasons Death Penalty Abolition is Coming
On the tenth annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, it is clear that serious progress is being made towards abolition. Here are 10 reasons to be hopeful.
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Alex Wagner: Sitting Down With Aung San Suu Kyi Will Be a Moment of Great Joy, Responsibility
Alex Wagner, MSNBC host and moderator of Amnesty's upcoming Townhall with Aung San Suu Kyi, writes about her human rights icon and Burma's tumultuous history.
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Abuse Against Myanmar’s Rohingya Erodes Recent Progress
Six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in Myanmar's Rakhine State, targeted attacks by security forces against minority Rohingyas and other Muslims are on the rise.
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Myanmar Must Release Remaining Prisoners of Conscience
Some 80 prisoners have been released by the Burmese authorities on "humanitarian grounds," but 400 remain behind bars.
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Amnesty International Cautiously Welcomes Release of Some Political Prisoners, but Continues to Call on Myanmar to Stop Brutalizing its Ethnic Minorities
Following the release of a group of political prisoners from Insein prison, the human rights organization demands Myanmar release all remaining prisoners of conscience.
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Artists and Activists from Across the World Come Together to Honor Human Rights Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
For many long, hard years, Aung San Suu Kyi's dream of freedom seemed distant and unachievable. Tonight, on stage in Dublin, that dream was realized for the world to see.