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Jamaica Must Tackle Shocking Wave of Police Killings, says Amnesty International

The killing of 21 people by Jamaican police in just six days must be subject to a thorough inquiry, Amnesty…

March 7, 2012

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"We Are Ordered to Crush You": Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran

As the net of repression widens in Iran, this report shows how Iranian authorities are hiding human rights violations and…

February 28, 2012

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Amnesty International Condemns Egypt's Systematic Failure to Rein in Security Forces

Egypt's security forces continue to kill protestors with the same brutal tactics used in Hosni Mubarak's last days in power,…

February 17, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges Stricter Limits on Police Taser Use as U.S. Death Toll Reaches 500

Two days after the death of a Georgia man who was shocked with a police Taser -- raising the known…

February 15, 2012

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Militias Threaten Hope for New Libya

Lawlessness still pervades Libya a year after the outbreak of the uprising which ended 42 year of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s…

February 15, 2012

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Sudan: No End to Violence in Darfur

A new report by Amnesty International highlights how arms sales from China and Russia fuel human rights violations in Sudan's…

February 9, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges Russia and Other Countries to Prevail on Syria to Stop Its Deadly Assault on Homs

Amnesty International today urged Russia and other countries with influence over Syria to make an urgent appeal to try to…

February 8, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges United States to Clarify Basis for Lethal Drone Attacks in Pakistan

The United States must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan,…

February 1, 2012

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South Korea Must Release Activist Charged Over Kim Jong-il Tweet, says Amnesty International

The South Korean authorities should immediately release a social media activist accused of helping "the enemy" for re-tweeting messages from…

February 1, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges Senegal to Stop Clampdown on Dissent as Protesters Shot Dead

Senegal’s security forces must stop their violent clampdown on dissent, Amnesty International said today after two people were killed during…

January 30, 2012

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Year of Rebellion: The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa

This report describes the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa, a year that saw millions of…

January 9, 2012

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Amnesty International Calls on U.S. Government to Stop Arms Supplies to Egyptian Security Forces

Amnesty International called on the U.S. government today to immediately halt the transfer of U.S.-manufactured ammunition to Egypt amid the…

December 7, 2011