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USA: Rights groups urge Congress not to block disclosure of details about CIA rendition, secret detention, and torture
Congress should not prevent disclosure of its knowledge and oversight of the CIA's use of rendition, secret detention, and...
March 27, 2011
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Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who…
March 27, 2011
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Chad: Amnesty International Welcomes House Amendment to Prohibit Military Spending in Chad
An amendment offered by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry would prohibit U.S. military assistance to Chad. Scott Edwards, Amnesty...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Says Military Must Not Renege on Promise to Protect Protesters
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 2, 2011Amnesty International Says Military Must Not Renege on Promise to Protect ProtestersHuman…
March 27, 2011
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Georgia: Government must secure future for displaced people from 1990s conflicts and war with Russia in 2008
The Georgian authorities must do more than the bare minimum to provide adequate housing, employment and access to health...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Urges Egypt Government to Investigate Brutal Killing of Young Man
Amnesty International is calling for an immediate, full and independent investigation into the brutal killing of a...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Condemns Watering Down of the DOJ Report
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA's policy director for terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights, issued the...
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Suharto leaves violent legacy
Ex-General Suharto of Indonesia died quietly in bed at age 86, unlike up to a million Indonesians his loyalists had…
March 27, 2011