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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain…

June 8, 2011

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Guatemalan former officials must be brought to justice over killings

Austria and Switzerland must ensure that former high-ranking Guatemalan officials face justice for serious allegations of involvement in extrajudicial executions,…

June 8, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain…

June 8, 2011

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Guatemalan former officials must be brought to justice over killings

Austria and Switzerland must ensure that former high-ranking Guatemalan officials face justice for serious allegations of involvement in extrajudicial executions,…

June 8, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…

June 7, 2011

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Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice

Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…

June 7, 2011

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USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement

The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…

June 7, 2011

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Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice

Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…

June 7, 2011

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USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement

The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…

June 7, 2011

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’

  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’   Widow of slain prison…

June 6, 2011

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UN urged to act following deadly weekend in Syria

Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest weekends in months of pro-reform…

June 6, 2011