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Syrian Journalist at Risk of Torture, Says Amnesty International
Journalists and activists in Syria who pass on information about the country's unrest to the media face torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today, as one journalist started his…
Update
Thousands of Unmarked Graves Discovered in Kashmir
Thousands of unmarked graves containing the bodies of people subject to enforced disappearances have been found in Kashmir.
Update
Refugees in Turkey: Unsafe Harbor
This year is the Sixtieth Anniversary of one of the landmarks of human rights, the 1951 Refugees Convention. Turkey has ratified the convention but only accepts a small handfull of…
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Close Gitmo and Help Solve the Debt Crisis
The post-9/11 bill for Guantanamo is almost $2 billion, but so far it has escaped the financial meltdown unscathed.
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Egypt: Stop forced evictions and consult slum-dwellers to resolve housing crisis
More than 12 million people live in Egypt’s sprawling informal settlements (slums). Over the years, the authorities have treated these people with contempt, subjected them to unlawful forced evictions and…
Report
Bangladesh: Government must act now to stop police unlawful killings
Hardly a week goes by in Bangladesh without people being shot in Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) operations. RAB is a special police force, created to combat criminal gang activity. But…
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Missing Millions Must Reach Trafigura Toxic Waste Victims in Côte d’Ivoire, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Côte d'Ivoire's new government must ensure that the compensation paid out by the oil-trading corporate group Trafigura reaches the thousands of victims…
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Civilians at Risk Amid New Attacks in Israel and Gaza, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups must refrain from indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks harming civilians, Amnesty International said today, following several attacks…
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Amnesty International Urges Human Rights Council to Act on Crimes Against Humanity in Syria
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - As the Human Rights Council prepares to hold a special session on Syria next Monday, August 22, Amnesty International urges that U.N.…
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Syrian Authorities Target Prominent Dissident and Teenage Son, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Syrian authorities are feared to be torturing a prominent dissident and his teenage son, his lawyer has told Amnesty International. Walid al-Bunni…
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Libyan Civilians Must be Protected Amid Tripoli Fighting, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Amnesty International has today urged all sides in Libya to protect the rights of civilians and safeguard them from attack as forces…
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Angola to Forcibly Evict Hundreds of Families, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Hundreds of families in Angola’s southern city of Lubango could be left destitute, as authorities prepare to demolish their homes on Thursday…