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June 29, 2012
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June 29, 2012
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June 28, 2012
The Italian authorities must immediately stop plans to evict Roma families from a camp on the outskirts of Rome, and should instead improve housing conditions there, Amnesty International said today.
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June 27, 2012
More Ethiopian government opponents have been convicted on trumped up terrorism and treason charges in what Amnesty International called "a dark day" for freedom of expression.
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June 27, 2012
Today’s decision by Cambodia’s Appeal Court to release 13 women imprisoned for peacefully protesting against a forced eviction is a victory for their community, but their convictions must now be overturned, Amnesty International said.
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June 27, 2012
On the eve of United Nations negotiations, supporters of the Arms Trade Treaty urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to champion strong and comprehensive rules on the international trade in weapons and ammunition.
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June 27, 2012
Media workers killed during an attack on a pro-government TV station in Syria should not have been targeted, Amnesty International said today.
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June 26, 2012
As the international community continues to vacillate over meaningful action to stop the crisis in Syria and to provide justice for victims of human rights violations, new information concerning methods used by the authorities to crush any form of dissent continues to emerge.
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June 26, 2012
A decision to commute the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh after 20 years on death row in Pakistan for a bombing in Punjab is an encouraging move against the death penalty, said Amnesty International.
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June 26, 2012
The discovery of the charred and mutilated bodies of three young medical workers a week after their arrest in Aleppo city is yet further evidence of the Syrian government forces’ appalling disregard for the sanctity of the role of medical workers, Amnesty International said today.
