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(UA 28/11) President of Djiboutian League of human Rights Granted Provisional Liberty
Jean-Paul Noel Abdi, the president of the Djiboutian League of Human Rights (la Ligue djiboutienne des droits humains,...
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(UA 9/11) Great News! Illinois Abolishes the Death Penalty
On 9 March, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois signed the bill passed by the state legislature in January to abolish the death...
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(UA 65/11) Iraqi Protesters Released from Detention
Four protesters detained in Baghdad on 7 March were released on 10 March. Amnesty International has not been able to talk to...
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(UA 271/09) Two Iranian Kurdish Men Released on Bail
Two Iranian Kurdish men, arrested while celebrating the postponement of a fellow activist's execution in December, were...
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(UA 61/11) Twenty Four Protesters Released in Saudi Arabia
Around 24 men who were detained on 3 and 4 March following protests in the city of al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia, were released...
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(UA 31/11) Student Activist Released on Bail in Iran
Student activist Iman Sedighi was released on bail on 10 March 2011 after more than two weeks in detention. He was held in...
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International Arms Trade Treaty
French President Jacques Chirac issued his government's support for an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during a speech...
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(UA 232/10) Trade Union Activist Not Forced to Undergo Psych Examination
Trade union activist Andrei Bondarenko was not made to undergo a compulsory psychiatric examination on 13 December 2010, as...
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(UA 130/10) Two Trade Union Activists Released on Bail in Iran
Morteza Komsari and Ali Akbar Nazari, leading members of an independent but unrecognized trade union in Iran, were released...
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Former President Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland
The trip was canceled after Amnesty International and other groups prepared a dossier on his administration’s use of torture.
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The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Became Law
In January 2011, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
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Release of Uighur brothers from Guantanamo
Two Uighur brothers being held at Guantanamo, Bahtiyar Mahnut and Arkin Mahmud, were resettled in Switzerland.