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One of Guantanamo's Forgotten Prisoners
Shaker Aamer, a former UK resident of Saudi descent, has been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 10 years. He was cleared for release in 2007 but is…
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Finland Must Further Investigate US Rendition Flights, says Amnesty International
The Finnish authorities must further investigate newly released data to determine if U.S. rendition flights landed in the country, Amnesty International said today.
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As Rendition Victim Takes Case Against Lithuania to European Court, Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for Secret Prisons Investigation
Lithuania’s failure to investigate its role in the U.S.-led rendition program has forced an alleged victim of secret detention to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights,…
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New Film on Persecution of Baha'is to be Released Just as Iran Slaps Harsh Sentences on Baha'i Educators
Seven educators with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education were sentenced to a total of thirty years in prison.
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Unlocking the Truth of Secret CIA Prisons in Lithuania
New Amnesty report on Lithuania's role in secret CIA prisons and rendition. Lithuania must investigate 'black sites' that operated on their soil.
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Lithuania: Re-open secret prison investigation now
The Lithuanian government has admitted its involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programmes. An investigation opened into two secret CIA detention sites that had already been acknowledged was…
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Lithuania Must Re-open Secret Prison Investigation Since Authorities Admitted to Hosting Sites, Says Amnesty International
Lithuania must immediately reinstate the criminal investigation into its involvement in the U.S.-led rendition and secret detention programs, documents developments since the authorities admitted that Lithuania hosted two secret Central…
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Appalling prison conditions in Liberia must be improved
Liberia’s government, still struggling to rebuild the country after a 14-year internal armed conflict, has stated its determination to improve the prison system. However, conditions in Liberia’s prisons are so…
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of 70 Prisoners in Iran; Calls for Release of All Iranian Prisoners of Conscience
Amnesty International welcomes the reported release of some 70 prisoners of conscience and political prisoners, convicted of vaguely worded “security related” charges.
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Dick Cheney's Ten Year War on Truth
Dick Cheney is using his new memoir to reaffirm his support of egregious human rights abuses by the Bush Administration. Find out what's fact and what's fiction.
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The Best Way to Combat Violence Against Women in Iran: Stop Violating Them!
Iran has responded to the uptick of gang rapes of women with executions and the suggestion that the women could have encouraged the attackers.
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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.