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Zimbabwe Police Must Release Illegally Detained Human Rights Defenders
Three senior staff members of a registered medical clinic that provides medical services to victims of torture were arbitrarily arrested…
November 8, 2012
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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Calls on Newly Re-Elected President Obama to ‘Recapture the Human Rights High Ground He Staked Four Years Ago’
“President Obama has been given a second chance to keep his promises on human rights. Don’t blow it.”
November 7, 2012
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Resounding Vote In Favor of Historic Global Arms Trade Treaty Is a Potential Victory for Human Rights Worldwide
157 governments at the U.N. General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament in New York voted on Wednesday in favor of…
November 7, 2012
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Brazilian Authorities Must Respect Human Rights While Taking Control of Maré Area
Tens of thousands of residents of one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas are being targeted by Amnesty International and…
November 5, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls for Independent Probe of Security Force Killings of Men and Boys in Northern Nigeria, One Day After Condemning Abuses in New Report on Security Forces
Security forces shot dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, a day after Amnesty International issued a…
November 2, 2012
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“Shocking” Video Shows Armed Group Carrying Out Summary Killings of Men in Syria’s Idlib Province, Says Amnesty International
New video evidence emerged on Thursday that appears to show an armed group in Syria’s Idlib province carrying out a…
November 1, 2012
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El Salvadorian President Must Recognize State Role in Massacre
More than 200 men, women and children were killed by an elite army unit at the El Calabozo massacre in…
November 1, 2012
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250th Execution to Occur Tonight in Texas
When Governor Perry took office, he suggested that Texas justice 'can be better,' but 250 state killings later – including…
October 31, 2012
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Amnesty International USA Executive Director Calls on Supreme Court to Allow Challenge to the U.S. Government’s Warrantless Surveillance Program
Amnesty International USA released the following statement regarding the October 29 Supreme Court hearing on the challenge to the FISA…
October 29, 2012
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Violence Surges in Rakhine State
In June 2012, a state of emergency was declared in Rakhine after 90 people were killed. But if reports are…
October 26, 2012
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Following Suicide Bombing, AI Calls for All Armed Groups to Stop Harming Civilians
The bomb exploded as people were leaving Eid prayers in Eid Gah mosque in Maymana, capital of Faryab province.
October 26, 2012
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Police Violence Must End in Papua
A pro-independence protest in Papua has been met with a violent response by the Indonesian security forces.
October 25, 2012