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Amnesty International Makes Worldwide Appeal to Health Professionals on Behalf of Bahraini Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics Reportedly Tortured Before Standing Trial for Treating Wounded Protester

Organization Plans Twitter Campaign Wednesday Demanding State Department Send High-Level Observer to Bahraini Opposition Leaders' Trial Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150,…

June 15, 2011

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Syria Must Protect Children in Protests, Amid New Reports of Brutal Deaths, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International called on Syrian authorities today to protect child protesters as new video evidence showed the bodies of young…

June 10, 2011

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Amnesty International Warns of Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State; Residents Report Arrests and Killings of Civilians

Tens of Thousands of Civilians Fleeing Artillery Fire and Aerial Bombings Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- A…

June 10, 2011

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Iran Mission to the United Nations Accepts 21,000-Plus Petition Signatures from Amnesty International Delegation of Hollywood Luminaries

On behalf of Amnesty International, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis delivered a stack of 21,000 petition signatures into the hands of…

June 8, 2011

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Brazilian Authorities Must Investigate Hired Gunmen Threatening Rural Communities, Says Amnesty International

Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the…

June 8, 2011

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Lack of justice could fuel new violence in Kyrgyzstan

In June 2010, four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan left thousands injured,…

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at ‘Red Mud Pond’, Threat to Rural Communities

Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at 'Red Mud Pond', Threat to Rural Communities Contact: AIUSA media relations,…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria

  Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria   Protests Galvanized by Childrens’ Deaths Were Met…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at ‘Red Mud Pond’, Threat to Rural Communities

Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at 'Red Mud Pond', Threat to Rural Communities Contact: AIUSA media relations,…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria

  Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria   Protests Galvanized by Childrens’ Deaths Were Met…

June 6, 2011

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Myanmar prisoners kept in ‘dog cells’ after protests

The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged…

June 3, 2011

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Myanmar prisoners kept in ‘dog cells’ after protests

The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged…

June 3, 2011