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Coup Again in Guinea-Bissau
Members of the military staged a coup last week in Guinea-Bissau, arresting the president and prime minister.
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From the Field: Amnesty Mission to South Sudan
The situation has become increasingly desperate in recent weeks as 20,000 refugees from Sudan have fled across the volatile border to South Sudan.
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4 Ways to Join Global Activists in Shaming Shell
The week of Earth Day, activists around the world will come together to demand Shell own up, clean up and pay up their mess in the Niger Delta. Here are…
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Great News! Syrian prisoner held for for media interviews released!
Mohammed Najati Tayyara, a retired school teacher from Homs, was arrested on 12 May 2011 following media interviews he gave about human rights violations committed by Syrian security forces against…
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Great News! Eviction order suspeded!
The Laranjeira Ñhanderu community can now stay on their ancestral lands, after a court decision suspended an eviction order until the necessary anthropological studies have been carried out to verify…
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Great News! Amnesty law passed in Suriname!
The National Assembly has voted in favor of an amendment to Suriname’s 1992 amnesty law
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Great News! Kalam Soloum released on Bail!
Kamal Saloum was released on bail on 26 March. He had been arrested on 11 February 2012 and held incommunicado since then. He is now on trial on charges related…
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Great News! Prominent Malawian lawyer released on bail!
Prominent Malawian lawyer Ralph Kasambara was released on bail on 21 February. He had been arrested on charges of "kidnapping" and "unlawful wounding" following an incident which began when he…
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Great News! Human rights defender released in Turkey!
Halil Savda, who has regularly spoken out publicly against compulsory military service, had been in prison since 24 February 2012, serving a 100 day sentence for "alienating the public from…
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Under Siege of Terror: The Shia Hazara of Pakistan
Sectarian violence is not new to Pakistan, but the latest series of brutal attacks on the otherwise peaceful Hazara people has reached crisis point in recent weeks.
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5 Reasons Congress Shouldn't Gut Violence Against Women Act
Crucial provisions in the Violence Against Women Act that would help protect Native American women, LGBT people and immigrant women from violence and exploitation are at risk.
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Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty!
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty, making his state the 17th, and the 5th in the last 5 years, to do away…