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As Saudi Women Prepare to Challenge Defy Driving Ban, Amnesty International Says Lifting the Prohibition is Long Overdue Calls Ban “Immense Barrier” to Work and Family Life and Treats Women as Second Class Citizens
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International said today Saudi Arabian must stop treating women as second-class citizens and open the Kingdom’s roads to women drivers, as…
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Amnesty International Urges China to Arrest Sudanese President
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Chinese government should immediately withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and arrest him if he travels to Beijing, Amnesty…
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Amnesty International Urges Greece Not to Use Excessive Force During Protests
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has urged the Greek authorities against using excessive use of force against protesters during continuing demonstrations in the capital Athens.…
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Sarah Shourd Speaks Out About US Hikers Held In Iran
US Hiker Sarah Shourd talks to Amnesty International about her release from detention in Iran and the fate of her two fellow Americans still detained.
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Women Activists Prepare to Defy Saudi Arabian Driving Ban
Women in Saudi Arabia have launched a campaign to challenge a discriminatory driving ban and plan to drive en masse on June 17.
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In Times Like These, Poetry Is a Road to a Bahraini Jail
In its efforts to silence critics, a Bahraini military court has sentenced a young poet to jail for one year.
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A Birthday Wish for Aung San Suu Kyi
As Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her birthday on June 19th, we shine a light on the thousands of other political prisoners still behind bars in Myanmar (Burma).
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Deliverance From Torture
The US has been long on rhetoric and short on action for too long. Torture is a crime and impunity is unacceptable.
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Annual Report: Sudan 2011
Head of state and government: Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir Death penalty: retentionist Population: 43.2 million Life expectancy: 58.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 117/104 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 69.3 per…
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Annual Report: Honduras 2011
Head of state and government: Porfirio Lobo Sosa Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 7.6 million Life expectancy: 72.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 44/35 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 83.6…
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Annual Report: Haiti 2011
Head of state and government: René García Préval and Jean-Max Bellerive Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 10.2 million Life expectancy: 61.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 90/80 per 1,000…
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Annual Report: Cuba 2011
Head of state and government: Raúl Castro Ruz Death penalty: retentionist Population: 11.2 million Life expectancy: 79 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 9/6 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 99.8 per cent Forty-three…