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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report

A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping Her

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who…

April 14, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy Calls

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy CallsContact:…

April 14, 2011

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U.S.: Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis AppealContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Myanmar – New government installed today, March 30, 2011

The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights violations and put an end to the growing legacy…

April 14, 2011

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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces Advance on Ivory Coast Capital

Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate Release Thursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of Rape

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report

The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...

April 14, 2011

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Egypt: Scrap Proposed Law to Criminalize Strikes and Protests

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 201Scrap Proposed Law to Criminalize Strikes and Protests, Amnesty International Tells Egypt…

April 14, 2011

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Israel: United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Public StatementTuesday, April 5, 2011United Nations Must Reject Israeli Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes, Says…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence

The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...

April 14, 2011