Amnesty International today urged Haitian authorities to bring former President Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier to justice for the human rights abuses committed under his regime from 1971 and 1986.
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September 22, 2011
The first fines issued in France today against two Muslim women wearing full-face veils in public are a violation of their rights to freedom of expression and religion, Amnesty International said today.
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September 22, 2011
The Omani authorities must immediately drop the case against two newspaper journalists sentenced to five months in prison for “insulting” the country’s justice minister, Amnesty International said today.
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September 22, 2011
Sierra Leone: Amnesty International welcomes the acceptance in principle of a moratorium on the death penalty and the commitment to improve healthcare in connection with birth delivery and to address other causes of maternal mortality
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September 22, 2011
Amnesty International has condemned the decision by authorities in the state of Georgia to execute death row prisoner Troy Davis.
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September 21, 2011
The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for women and girl survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
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September 21, 2011
The killing of 29 Shi’a Muslims in Pakistan’s Balochistan province highlights the failure of Pakistani authorities to address sectarian violence across the country, Amnesty International said today.
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September 21, 2011
The release of the two US hikers imprisoned for more than two years in Iran is a long overdue development, Amnesty International said today.
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September 20, 2011
The Iranian authorities must halt the execution of a 17-year old accused of killing an athlete known as “Iran’s strongest man”, Amnesty International said today.
Alireza Molla-Soltani is to be hanged in public on Wednesday in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.
