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Iran: Iran 'Shows Contempt' for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...

March 27, 2011

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Mexico: New reports of human rights violations by the military

Amnesty International is receiving increasing allegations of serious human rights violations, such as enforced...

March 26, 2011

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Mexico: Standing up for justice and dignity: Human rights defenders in Mexico

Mexico is a dangerous place for human rights defenders. They face threats, harassment and intimidation, spurious criminal...

March 26, 2011

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The Gender Trap: Women, Violence and Poverty

Most of the people living in poverty in the world are women. Discrimination is a key driver of poverty. In…

March 26, 2011

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Zimbabwe: A trail of violence after the ballot

Amnesty International has documented unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe following elections on March…

March 26, 2011

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Spain: Out of the shadows - Time to end incommunicado detention

Amnesty International considers that the incommunicado regime in Spanish law is a violation of Spain’s obligations under...

March 26, 2011

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Indonesia: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review. First session of UPR Working Group 7-18 April 2008

Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of the Indonesian Criminal Procedure Code; on death penalty and counter-terrorism legislation; concerns related…

March 26, 2011

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Morocco/Western Sahara: No more half measures: Addressing enforced disappearances in Morocco and Western Sahara

In a significant break with the past in Morocco and Western Sahara, King Mohamed VI established the Equity and...

March 26, 2011

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Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras

This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights…

March 26, 2011

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Gambia: Fear rules

This report illustrates how human rights violations in Gambia are perpetrated by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), army and police…

March 26, 2011

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Uzbekistan: Government crackdown on human rights defenders

The ruthless campaign by the government of Uzbekistan to silence human rights activists and journalists shows no sign of abating.

March 26, 2011