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Rome Continues to Deny Adequate Housing to Roma
Rome’s municipal authorities are running a discriminatory two-track assisted housing system that denies thousands of Roma people access to adequate…
October 28, 2013
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Movie World Premiere Sunday, Nov. 3 in Los Angeles: “¡RELEASED!”, Highlights of Amnesty International’s Historic Human Rights Concerts
Two Members of The Police Reunite for Post-Screening Discussion; Top Musicians in Film Include Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Police, Sting,…
October 24, 2013
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Saudi Arabia Must Not Thwart Campaign for Women Drivers
The Saudi Arabian authorities must respect the right of women to drive this Saturday in defiance of a ban on…
October 24, 2013
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Delivering Petition Signatures from Around the World to Louisiana Gov, Amnesty International Demands Release of Last “Angola 3” Prisoner
Amnesty International USA today delivered more than 25,000 petition signatures from supporters throughout the U.S. and globally to Louisiana Gov.…
October 21, 2013
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Margaret Huang Named Amnesty USA’s Deputy Executive Director of Campaigns and Programs
Margaret Huang, the executive director of Rights Working Group, will join the global human rights organization on January 6, 2014…
October 18, 2013
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Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch Release Dual Reports on Drone Strikes
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch will issue two new reports on U.S. drone strikes and other air strikes in…
October 18, 2013
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Delivery of Petition Signatures Mon. Oct. 21 and Press Conference on Angola 3 in Baton Rouge
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists will gather in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday, Oct. 21 to hold a press conference…
October 16, 2013
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Egypt Must End Deplorable Detention and Deportation of Syrian Refugees
The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled…
October 16, 2013
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Louisiana Must End Campaign of ‘Vengeance’ Against Remaining Angola 3 Prisoner Albert Woodfox
Following the death of Herman Wallace, who was held in solitary confinement for nearly 40 years, Amnesty International today launches…
October 10, 2013
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RELEASED! DVD & CD of Human Rights Concerts with Leading Musicians to be Released on Tues., Nov. 5
¡RELEASED! The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998 major DVD and CD box-set will be released by Amnesty International on Tuesday, November…
October 9, 2013
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On Anniversary of Attack on Malala Yousafzai, Renewed Call to Advance the Rights of Women and Girls Worldwide
The Taliban may have shot Malala, but it utterly failed to silence her call for equal access to education and…
October 8, 2013
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As Olympic Torch Arrives in Moscow, Putin Blows Out the Flame of Freedom
Steven W. Hawkins, Amnesty International USA's new executive director, issued the following statement to mark the arrival of the Olympic…
October 7, 2013