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Maldives must investigate sexual harassment of detained women protesters

Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty…

March 28, 2012

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Cuban authorities round up activists and block communications as Pope ends visit

Cuban human rights activists are facing a surge in harassment in a bid to silence them during the Pope's visit,…

March 28, 2012

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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights

Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of…

March 26, 2012

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Amnesty International Disappointed by Reported U.S. State Department Waiver to Send Military Aid to Egypt

Amnesty International said today it was disappointed by reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to use a national…

March 23, 2012

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Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them Prisoners of Conscience

Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be…

March 23, 2012

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Leaders Must Respect Human Rights, Release Arrested Officials Following Coup in Mali

Leaders of the military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré’s Mali government must release the prime minister and other politicians…

March 22, 2012

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Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council vote a step in the right direction

The UN Human Rights Council resolution calling on Sri Lanka to end longstanding impunity for human rights abuses is a…

March 22, 2012

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'Dysfunctional situation' threatens justice at Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia

The latest resignation of a judge from the UN-backed tribunal investigating crimes dating from the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia…

March 20, 2012

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Former Libyan intelligence chief must be sent to the ICC

Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against…

March 19, 2012

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Amnesty International Decries Continued Bombing and Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid While Civilians Suffer in Sudan

Today, Amnesty International joined Congressman Jim McGovern, actor George Clooney, and partner NGOs in front of the Embassy of Sudan…

March 16, 2012

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Amnesty International USA Announces Frank Jannuzi, New Head of the Washington, D.C., Office

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today announced its new head of the organization's Washington, D.C., office, Frank Jannuzi, an international affairs…

March 16, 2012

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Secretary Clinton Must Reveal Final Recipient of Military Cargo

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command insisted this afternoon that a cargo of weapons with explosives on the ship MV…

March 15, 2012