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Lawmakers in Viet Nam Should Push for an Immediate Moratorium on the Death Penalty
“We urge lawmakers in Viet Nam...to call for a complete moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death penalty."
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Chinese Authorities Must Release Women’s Rights Activist Mao Hengfeng
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prominent women’s rights activist, Mao Hengfeng, who has been sentenced to one and a half years in a labor camp.
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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 NGO partners to ensure they know their human rights ahead…
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Thailand: Death of 85 Protestors Must not Go Unpunished, says Amnesty International
Members of the Thai security forces who are responsible for the deaths of 85 protesters eight years ago today at Tak Bai in southern Thailand must be brought to justice,…
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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.
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Urgent Steps are Needed to Assist Displaced Population in Afghanistan
Urgent steps are needed if Afghanistan is to avoid a repeat of the deaths among children and adults in the country’s displacement camps that occurred during last year’s bitterly cold…
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Forced Eviction of Roma Settlements in France Leaves About 150 Homeless
Around 150 Roma – including some 60 children – have been left homeless outside Paris after being forcibly evicted and having their homes bulldozed on Monday morning, Amnesty International said.
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Serbian Prime Minister’s Ban on Belgrade Pride Violates Constitutional Protection of Freedom of Expression
The decision by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to ban Belgrade’s Pride March for the second year in a row puts the country in breach of its own law and…
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Bangladeshi Minority Communities Must Be Protected and Arsonists Must be Brought to Justice
The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice and steps need to be taken to ensure ethnic minorities…
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Amnesty International Calls Conviction of Cambodian Government Critic “Shocking and Baseless”
The shocking and baseless conviction of government critic Mam Sonando reflects the deteriorating situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijan to Free Youth Activist
A young Azerbaijani opposition activist spent the weekend in incommunicado detention after a group of men in plainclothes seized him in the capital Baku on Saturday, the latest in a…
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Amnesty International Calls on Cambodia for a Fair Verdict in Trial of Government Critic Mam Sonando
Amnesty International calls on Cambodia for a fair verdict in the trial of Mam Sonando, a prominent critic of the Cambodian government, which will be delivered October 1, 2012.