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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

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Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats…

April 14, 2011

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Yemen: Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality Against Protesters in Exchange for Handing Over Power

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Release Tuesday,April 5, 2011Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality…

April 14, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations…

April 14, 2011

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Lebanon urged to investigate civil war missing

Thousands of people who disappeared during the bitter civil war that wracked Lebanon from 1975-90 and its aftermath are still…

April 13, 2011

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Iraqi authorities must halt attacks on protesters

Thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets since early February 2011 to protest against the chronic lack of basic…

April 11, 2011

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Serbia urged to stop forced evictions of Roma

In Serbia's capital Belgrade Roma are being forcibly evicted from informal settlements. These forced evictions are in breach of the…

April 6, 2011

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International community must help probe Yemen’s protest killings

The international community must play a more active role if Yemenis are to get accountability for the bloody killings of…

April 4, 2011

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Libya: Campaign of enforced disappearances must end

In this briefing Amnesty International expresses its concern for the safety of those currently being held by forces loyal to…

March 29, 2011

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Indonesia: Malukan activists at risk of torture in detention

Amnesty International has warned that ten Malukan political activists detained by Indonesia's special anti-terrorism police...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Amnesty International Says DOS Country Reports Need to Be More Comprehensive

Human rights organization welcomes expanded reporting on discrimination and press freedom, but says that reports fail to...

March 27, 2011