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Russia: Must halt prosecution of exhibition organizers
Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 are urging the Russian authorities to drop the charges against the organizers of...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Human Rights, Health, and Religious Groups File Federal Complaint Against CIA Based on New Evidence Indicating Human Experimentation on Detainees
A broad coalition of human rights, health, and religious groups filed a formal complaint today with the US Department of...
March 27, 2011
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Pakistan: Amnesty International with AAAS Use Geo-visualization Techniques for Human Rights Issues in Northwestern Pakistan
Amnesty International, in collaboration with AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, has created a new database of human...
March 27, 2011
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Bahrain: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Must Rein in Security Forces as Polic Open Fire on Protestors, Killing One and Injuring Many Others
Amnesty International called on the governments of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today to immediately restrain their security...
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Cuban Authorities Urged To End Harrassment of Dead Activist’s Family
Cuban authorities continue to harrass the family of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a human rights activist who died during a hunger...
March 27, 2011
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India: Maoists Armed Group Must Release Hostages
The Communist Party of India (Maoist), an armed opposition group, must immediately release a civilian and five officers of...
March 27, 2011
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Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan Mideksa Released
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 6, 2010Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan…
March 27, 2011
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Cambodia: Must redouble its efforts to prosecute Khmer Rouge-era criminals
Amnesty International is urging a special court to redouble its efforts to prosecute Khmer Rouge-era criminals, following...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Protection of witnesses and suspension of police officers needed
Amnesty International today urged the Egyptian authorities to immediately put in place measures to protect witnesses of the...
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Cuba’s ‘ladies in white’ At Risk of Beatings and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International urged Cuban President Raúl Castro to ensure the safety of a group of female relatives of prisoners of...
March 27, 2011
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Roxana Saberi released from jail in Iran
US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was released from jail in Iran on Monday following international and domestic protests...
March 27, 2011
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Kenya: Governmnet must avoid inciting ethnic hatred or violence at national constitutional referndum
With tensions high ahead of Wednesday's national constitutional referendum, Amnesty International today called on Kenyan...
March 27, 2011