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Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe
In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions…
April 3, 2013
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U.K.-Registered Mining Company Accused of Practicing Poor Human Rights in East India
Amnesty International urges U.K.- registered mining company to improve poor human rights record in the East Indian state of Orissa.
August 28, 2012
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India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…
March 28, 2012
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Amnesty International Welcomes India’s Reprieve of Man Sentenced to Death, Urges Indian Authorities to Commute All Capital Sentences
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on March 31, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…
March 28, 2012
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London 2012 Organizers Must Admit Dow Mistake After Ethics Chief Quits, says Amnesty International
London 2012 Olympic organizers must admit their mistake in awarding a lucrative contract to the Dow Chemical Company, Amnesty International…
January 26, 2012
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Torture Video Shows Need to Protect Bangladeshis Crossing India Border, says Amnesty International
The suspension of eight guards of India's Border Security Force (BSF) for torturing a Bangladeshi caught on the border is…
January 20, 2012
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India Urged to Clean Up Vedanta Refinery After Plant Expansion Rejected, says Amnesty International
Indian authorities should order the immediate clean-up of Vedanta's alumina refinery in the state of Orissa, Amnesty International said today…
January 20, 2012
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London 2012 Organizers Must Not Forget Bhopal Disaster, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organizers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a…
December 2, 2011
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Amnesty International Reports Nun Murder As The Fourth Activist Killing in India This Year
Indian authorities must ensure a thorough investigation into the killing of a nun who had worked for the rights of…
November 17, 2011
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Dow Olympic Contract ‘Shocking’ in Light of Bhopal Disaster Failures, Says Amnesty International
Chemical giant Dow's high profile contract with London's 2012 Olympic Games is a slap in the face for the survivors…
October 24, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges India to Conduct Thorough and Fair Inquiry into Land Protest Deaths
The Government of Maharashtra must ensure a thorough and fair inquiry into deaths when police fired on a protest by…
August 10, 2011
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Amnesty Condemns Vedanta Resources and Affiliates for Attempting to Overturn Mining Bans
(Washington, D.C.) -- Ongoing attempts by U.K. based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a…
July 25, 2011