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Ukraine Must Reform Police Ahead of Euro 2012, Says Amnesty International
Ukraine must urgently reform its police force ahead of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2012 finals, Amnesty…
December 2, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Restraint as Police Clamp Down on Occupy Wall Street Protests
Amnesty International urged authorities to ensure that police show restraint in their response to Occupy Wall Street protests, following critical…
October 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Dominican Republic to Tackle Alarming Levels of Police Abuse, in New Report
Human rights organization to release new findings at Santo Domingo press conference Contact: Sharon Singh, [email protected], 202-509-8194 (Washington,…
October 25, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Delay on U.S. Arms Sales to Bahrain
Human Rights Group Urging Obama Administration to Halt Sales Until Human Rights Abuses Stop in Bahrain Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150,…
October 19, 2011
Report
Arms trade to Middle East and North Africa shows failure of export controls
Police and security forces in the Middle East and North Africa responded to the mass popular uprisings witnessed there after…
October 18, 2011
Report
Ukraine must act to deal with endemic police criminality
Human rights abuses are practised systematically by the police in Ukraine, despite increasing efforts to combat the problem and growing…
October 11, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Reid's Decision to Deny Military Custody Provision in National Defense Authorization Act
Amnesty International USA welcomes the decision yesterday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid not to accept a provision in the…
October 4, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Guinea to Investigate Opposition Protest Deaths
The Guinean authorities must immediately carry out an investigation into the deaths of three protesters killed during clashes between police…
September 28, 2011
Report
Thailand: Insurgents must stop war crimes against civilians
Thailand’s three southern-most provinces are host to a non-international armed conflict, based on the intensity and duration of hostilities there,…
September 26, 2011
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Failure to Protect Shi'a Muslims Puts Many at Risk in Pakistan, Says Amnesty International
On Tuesday, 26 Shi'a pilgrims on their way to Iran were lined up in front of their bus and shot…
September 21, 2011
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Libya: NTC must take control to prevent spiral of abuses
In mid-February 2011 Libyans called for a "Day of Rage" against the iron-fist rule of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, in power…
September 12, 2011
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Bangladesh: Government must act now to stop police unlawful killings
Hardly a week goes by in Bangladesh without people being shot in Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) operations. RAB is a…
August 23, 2011