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Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
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Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.
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USA: Use of Force Against RNC Protesters ?Disproportionate,? Charges Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned by allegations of excessive use of force and mass arrests by police at demonstrations in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Republican National Convention (RNC) from September 1-4, 2008.
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Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
The trial of 49 people before an emergency court for alleged involvement in the violent protests of 6 April 2008 in the city of Mahalla is due to resume on 6 September.
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Human rights in Libya must be on the agenda of discussions with US
As Condoleezza Rice becomes the first US Secretary of State to visit Libya in 55 years, Amnesty International urges the US government to make human rights an integral component of its bilateral cooperation with Libya.
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Malaysian parliament should abolish Internal Security Act
The sole reason for the detention of five members of Hindu Rights Action Force, was for expressing concerns about the marginalization of ethnic South Asians within Malaysian society.
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Malaysia: Internal Security Act used to punish human rights activists
New information about the arbitrary detention of five Malaysian government critics obtained by Amnesty International researchers highlights the need for the Malaysian parliament to immediately abolish the country?s Internal Security Act, Amnesty International said today.
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UN counter-terrorism review should make human rights a priority
As the United Nations General Assembly conducts the first major review of its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an Amnesty International report shows how governments have so far failed to uphold the Strategy's human rights standards.
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USA: UN Counter-Terrorism Review should make Human Rights a Priority
As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) conducts the first major review of its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an Amnesty International report shows how governments have so far failed to uphold the Strategy's human rights standards
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USA: Europe in ?State of Denial? Over Role in U.S. Rendition and Secret Detention, Charges Amnesty International
(Washington, DC) Amnesty International today warned that not a single measure has been taken to prevent further European involvement in rendition and secret detention, and called for independent investigations to be initiated urgently.
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Musharraf is gone, but still no sign of the disappeared
Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, calls on Pakistan's new government to publish details on those held in secret detention and shed light on the fate of many disappeared citizens.
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Protest launches tour against enforced disappearance in Pakistan
On the 25th International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International and Amina Janjua, the founder of Defence of Human Rights, called upon the Pakistan government to reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people.
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Artists Without Frontiers Online Magazine -
Monday, 08 September 2008
