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Hopefully Kashmir Won't Be a Forgotten Conflict
Al-Jazeera calls Kashmir the "forgotten conflict". They are correct, so let's not forget it but ensure that justice is done for all human rights violations.
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What Is Girls' Education Without Human Rights?
A new report suggests that measuring success by enrollment only - and not human rights outcomes - ignores the real objective of helping girls succeed.
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Will UN Finally Act On Syria Atrocities?
The human rights situation in Syria is quickly deteriorating. It is time for the UN Security Council to act and demand accountability for the atrocities committed.
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Protecting Americans Abroad, And Human Rights
A new bill will protect the rights of Americans traveling abroad, and the same rights of foreign nationals here in the U.S., including those facing execution.
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As Ramadan Begins, Arab Militaries Strike Back
After a day of military violence in Syria and Egypt, activists in both countries still remain strong. Amnesty International is taking action to support them.
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Amnesty International Urges UN Security Council to Act Urgently on Syria Bloodshed
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Following the deadliest assault to date on Syrian protesters Sunday and more casualties reported Monday in the shelling of the city of…
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Lydia Cacho Threatened Again
Take action for Lydia Cacho, a Mexican journalist and human rights defender, who received new death threats last month.
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Malaysian Activists Detained Under Emergency Law
Amnesty International welcomed the release of six political activists, but called on the Malaysian authorities to free thousands of other detainees held under preventive detention laws.
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Amnesty International Again Demands that Iran Release Americans Jailed for Two Years Case of Two American Hikers Due to be Heard Again on Sunday
Amnesty International today repeated its demand that Iran release two Americans held for the past two years apparently for political reasons. On Sunday, two years to the day after their…
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Malaysia frees activists detained under emergency law
The activists, known as the E06, were arrested in relation to an electoral reform rally and held without charge for a month
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US Intervention in Somalia Compounds Dire Humanitarian Crisis
The military-security focus of US intervention in Somalia is compounding a dire humanitarian crisis.
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Justice for Hrant Dink: More Work to be Done
Turkey needs to do more to bring about justice in the murder of journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink.