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Egypt: Military pledges to stop forced ‘virginity tests’
The head of Egypt’s military intelligence has promised Amnesty International that the army will no longer carry out forced ‘virginity tests’ after defending their use, during a meeting with the…
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Egypt Military Pledges to Amnesty International to Stop Forced ‘Virginity Tests’
Contact: AIUSA Media Relations: (202) 509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - The head of Egypt's military intelligence has promised Amnesty International that the army will no longer carry out forced 'virginity tests'…
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Nigeria: Armed groups targeting civilians in latest bombings
Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many as 30 people were killed in a bomb attack blamed on the religious sect Boko Haram.
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Amnesty International Condemns Bombings Against Civilians in Nigeria
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)-Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many as 30 people were killed in a bomb attack blamed…
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Military pledges to stop forced ‘virginity tests’ in Egypt
The head of Egypt’s military intelligence has promised Amnesty International that the army will no longer carry out forced ‘virginity tests’ after defending their use, during a meeting with the…
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Tweet @BarackObama and @StateDept Demanding Apology for Torture
Join our Twitter action: Turn up the pressure on President Obama, Congress and the State Department to begin to make amends for Maher Arar's terrible mistreatment -- starting with an…
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The Courage To Speak Out Against Torture
Men like Abu Ghraib whistleblower Joe Darby, and former General Counsel of the Navy Alberto Mora, risked everything to stand up against US torture.
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New Bill Would Abolish California's Death Penalty
California spends $184 million a year on capital punishment. A new bill repealing the state's death penalty would end this wasteful spending on a failed policy.
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Secretary General meets member of the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Deputy Prime Minister
Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty today met Major General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Head of the Military Intelligence Department and member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF),…
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Egypt: End military trials, scrap repressive laws
The Egyptian authorities must earn the trust of the people by abolishing repressive laws and ending abusive practices, the Secretary General of Amnesty International said today in Cairo
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Tunisia joins International Criminal Court
Tunisia took an important step towards strengthening fundamental human rights today by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC). At a ceremony at the UN in New York, Tunisia became the…
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New mass rapes in DRC are result of horrific failure of justice
New mass rapes by members of the Congolese army in the Democratic Republic of Congo are the result of the government’s failure to bring human rights abusers to justice, Amnesty…