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Nigeria: Detention “during the pleasure of the governor”

NBA, Nigerian NGOs and Amnesty International urge the immediate release of Patrick Okoroafor.

March 27, 2011

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Pakistan: Zadari’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari should use his United Kingdom visit to announce reforms in the country's northwest...

March 27, 2011

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Zimbabwe: Abuse of human rights continues under unity government

Amnesty International today called on President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai to fulfill their promise to reform state institutions.

March 27, 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

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United States: Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for End to Harsh Detention of Wikileaks Soldier

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 24, 2011Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for End to Harsh Detention of Wikileaks…

March 27, 2011

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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Protection and Assistance to Population of Ivory Coast, as Civilians Flee Heavy Fighting

As tens of thousands of civilians flee heavy gunfire amid intensified fighting across the Ivory Coast, Amnesty International...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown on Protests in Iran

Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for breaking up an apparently peaceful march held in Tehran in...

March 27, 2011

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Afghanistan: Government and Parliament Accused of Thousands of Human Rights Violations

Amnesty International Calls on Afghan Authorities to Investigate Human Rights Violations by the GovernmentJanuary 25, 2011(Washington, D.C.) -- The Afghan…

March 27, 2011

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Afghanistan: Stoning to death of an Afghan couple by Taliban condemned

Amnesty International has condemned the first Taliban executions by stoning carried out in Afghanistan since 2001.

March 27, 2011

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Russia: Scientist could face forcible exile

Amnesty International has said that any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to...

March 27, 2011

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Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International Urges Saudi King to Halt Execution of Sudanese Man Sentenced for

Amnesty International today called on King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to intervene to halt the possibly imminent execution of...

March 27, 2011