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Militias Threaten Hope for New Libya
Lawlessness still pervades Libya a year after the outbreak of the uprising which ended 42 year of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s repressive regime.
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Amnesty International Urges Stricter Limits on Police Taser Use as U.S. Death Toll Reaches 500
Two days after the death of a Georgia man who was shocked with a police Taser -- raising the known death toll from tasers to 500 in the United States…
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Death Toll Rises in Syria As Bombardment Of Civilian Areas Escalates In Homs, Amnesty International Says
At least 377 civilians have been killed in Homs in recent days as Syrian security forces escalated their shelling of civilian neighborhoods in the besieged city, according to information received…
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Closing the Doors to Justice in Turkey
The Turkish Parliament continues its crackdown on political dissent by drafting a law to limit prisoners' access to lawyers, further violating the basic tenants of human rights.
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Egypt Must Not Hold Its NGOs Hostage
A new wave of repression in Egypt against NGOs is intended to ensure that civil society play little role in developing a new political culture for Egypt.
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More Peaceful Protesters in World's Largest Democracy's Jails
Despite victories by environmental activists in court, India continues to detain those protesting degradation to their community's environment.
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Prisoner Cleared for Release Marks 10 Years of Captivity at Guantanamo
Shaker Aamer has been held in Guantanamo for 10 years without charge, and has been cleared twice for release. It's long past time to send him home to the UK.
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Amnesty International Condemns “Outrageous” Government Raid On LGBT Activists’ Workshop in Uganda
Following a raid by a Ugandan cabinet minister on a workshop being run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Entebbe, Amnesty International called on the government today…
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Amnesty International Urges China to Avoid Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors
A group of 21 North Koreans must not be forcibly repatriated by the Chinese government, Amnesty International said amid reports they are being held in the northeastern Chinese city of…
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The 10th Anniversary of “Law of War” Detentions at Guantánamo:
The modern history of the USA indeed includes examples of remarkable advocacy and progress for human rights. One area, however, where there has been zero human rights progress during the…
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Bahrain: One year on, accountability remains a distant aspiration
The Bahraini government remains far from delivering the human rights changes that were recommended by an independent international commission, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International Condemns Harsh Sentence for Chinese poet Zhu Yufu
Today’s sentencing of veteran activist Zhu Yufu to seven years for writing a poem deemed to “incite subversion of state power” is further evidence of the Chinese government’s continuing repression…