People caught up in the massive wave of arrests in the wake of the Syrian uprising have been thrust into a nightmarish world of systemic torture, a new report by Amnesty International says today.
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March 14, 2012
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March 14, 2012
The conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the leader of a Congolese armed group, for using children in armed conflict shows the International Criminal Court (ICC) can bring the world’s worst offenders to justice for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Amnesty International said.
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March 14, 2012
The United Nation’s highest body for combating racism is urging Canada to take comprehensive action to end discrimination against Indigenous peoples.
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March 13, 2012
Provisions that would make it legal for police to secretly detain certain groups of criminal suspects would violate China’s obligations under international law and should be dropped from the latest revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law, Amnesty International said today.
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March 13, 2012
Hundreds of people languish in arbitrary, illegal and often incommunicado detention in Sri Lanka, vulnerable to torture and extrajudicial execution, despite the end of the country’s long conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report.
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March 12, 2012
A law in Ethiopia is crippling human rights work in the country forcing organizations to cut programs, close offices and lay off staff, according to an Amnesty International report published today.
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March 12, 2012
International forces in Afghanistan need to ensure greater accountability for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said in the wake of the killing of more than a dozen people among them nine children by a US serviceman.
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March 11, 2012
The acquittal of an Egyptian military doctor accused of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on women protesters is yet further proof that military courts are incapable of dealing with cases involving human rights abuses, Amnesty International said today.
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
A year after the planned "Day of Rage" demonstration in Riyadh, at least six men are languishing in jail for their involvement in the event, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
