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Ugandan rights activist wins top human rights award

A Ugandan woman who has defended the rights of her country’s marginalized lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has…

May 9, 2011

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Public Invited to Join Mother's Day Card Campaign as United States Falls Behind 49 Other Countries in Rate of Maternal Deaths

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, May 3, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Rallying Supporters Nationwide During May, Urging…

May 7, 2011

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Celebrate Mothers Worldwide During May By Supporting Safe Childbirth for All Women

Deliver a Mother Day's Message to Congress, Courtesy of Amnesty International

May 7, 2011

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Public Invited to Join Mother's Day Card Campaign as United States Falls Behind 49 Other Countries in Rate of Maternal Deaths

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, May 3, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Rallying Supporters Nationwide During May, Urging…

May 7, 2011

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Celebrate Mothers Worldwide During May By Supporting Safe Childbirth for All Women

Deliver a Mother Day's Message to Congress, Courtesy of Amnesty International

May 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls for End to Reprisal Attacks Against Gbagbo Supporters in Ivory Coast

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12 2011 Amnesty International Calls for End to Reprisal Attacks Against…

May 6, 2011

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Sri Lanka: United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2011United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made…

May 6, 2011

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Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics

Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against…

May 6, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi's Forces Near Ajdabiya

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces…

May 6, 2011

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Swaziland: Amnesty International Condemns Government's "Alarming" Violence Against Peaceful Protests in Swaziland

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Amnesty International Condemns Government’s “Alarming” Violence Against Peaceful Protests…

May 6, 2011

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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Reports "Ghost Villages"

Tens of Thousands of Displaced and Fearful Civilians, Their Homes Burned and Looted, Hide in Bush

May 6, 2011

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United States: Amnesty International Mobilizes Worldwide Membership on Behalf of Troy Davis

Amnesty International today issued an “Urgent Action” to mobilize its members worldwide to write the Georgia Board of Pardons and…

May 6, 2011