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Amnesty Hits the Warped Tour This Summer
Amnesty International is excited to be a part of the Vans Warped Tour music festival this Summer! The Warped Tour…
July 9, 2009
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What's A Uighur?
Corrected 2/4/10 This question was part of the opening remarks in a talk given several years ago by one of…
July 9, 2009
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Peru Update: Steps Taken Toward Dialogue After Clashes
International pressure on the Peruvian authorities has brought some progress for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. An Amnesty International delegation…
July 9, 2009
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Everything Happens Twice in Guinea-Bissau
So far this year there have been two rounds of assassinations in Guinea-Bissau. Now there will be two rounds of…
July 8, 2009
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Ahmedinejad Blames West for Election Unrest
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad gave a speech on state television on Tuesday insisting it due to the meddling of Western…
July 8, 2009
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Defending Our Right to Protest: Amnesty International and the ACLU Settle Lawsuit with City of Miami
Amnesty International and the ACLU recently settled a lawsuit that defended our members' right to peacefully protest. Miami officials admitted…
July 8, 2009
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Double Tragedies
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) released a report yesterday entitled…
July 7, 2009
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Zimbabwe: A Sturdy Constitution or Just Indigestion?
Zimbabwe recently began to hold public hearings in the constitutional reform process mandated by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed last…
July 7, 2009
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Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Free on Bail, Still At Risk
After spending one week at in Evin prison in Tehran, Mohammad Mostafaei -- the attorney famous for defending juvenile offenders…
July 6, 2009
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If You Can't Quit Them, Then Regulate Military Contractors
By Lillian Tan, Corporate Action Network Intern Their operations are vast and war zone contractors are likely here to stay,…
July 3, 2009
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The Wanton Destruction of Gaza
A new Amnesty International report about the recent conflict in Gaza concludes that Israel wantonly destroyed civilian infrastructure in Gaza,…
July 2, 2009
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Obama Embracing Bush Legacy
The Obama administration is reportedly close to finalizing the outlines of a new preventative detention regime likely to be crafted…
July 1, 2009