Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.
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02/24/2010 10:00 PM
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South Korea: South Korea Death Penalty Abolition Set Back by Constitutional Court Ruling
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In a five to four ruling, the Court stated that capital punishment did not violate "human dignity and worth" protected in the Constitution.
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02/22/2010 10:00 PM
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Pakistan: Amnesty International with AAAS Use Geo-visualization Techniques for Human Rights Issues in Northwestern Pakistan
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Amnesty International, in collaboration with AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, has created a new database of human rights-related events occurring in northwestern Pakistan
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02/16/2010 10:00 PM
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Malaysia: Malaysia Urged to End Brutal Punishments After Women Caned
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Amnesty International called on the Malaysian government to end caning after three women were subjected to the punishment following their conviction for extramarital sex. This is the first time women have been subjected to caning in Malaysia.
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02/16/2010 10:00 PM
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Nepal authorities must provide justice over torture and murder of 15-year-old girl
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International and local human rights organisations have urged the Nepali authorities to stop obstructing criminal proceedings over the alleged torture and murder of 15-year-old Maina Sunuwar by four a
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02/16/2010 10:00 PM
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Afghan civilians at risk during NATO offensive against Taleban
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Amnesty International calls on both sides to protect Afghan civilians as NATO and Afghan forces continue a major military offensive in the southern province of Helmand.
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02/15/2010 10:00 PM
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Myanmar: Myanmar urged to end repression of ethnic minorities before elections
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The authorities have arrested, imprisoned and in some cases tortured or even killed ethnic minority activists, according to a new Amnesty International report drawing on over 700 testimonies.
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02/08/2010 10:00 PM
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Sri Lanka: Arrest of opposition leader escalates post-election repression
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Retired General Sarath Fonseka will reportedly face a military Court Martial on charges that he revealed military secrets and plotted the assassination of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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02/08/2010 10:00 PM
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Afghanistan must not grant impunity to war criminals
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Controversial new legislation is believed to be an attempt to provide legal cover for ongoing impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations, including the Taleban.
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02/01/2010 10:00 PM
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Police violence and illegal evictions near Papua New Guinean gold mine must be investigated
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Police in Papua New Guinea burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them from land next to one of the country's biggest gold mines.
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01/25/2010 10:00 PM
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Afghanistan: On Eve of London Conference, Amnesty International Says Human Rights Must be Guaranteed during Taliban Talks
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UN Secretary, Karzai and other leaders to discuss security arrangements including reintegrating moderate elements of the Taliban.
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01/25/2010 10:00 PM
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Human rights in Afghanistan must be guaranteed during Taleban talks
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Human rights must not be compromised during reconciliation talks with the Taleban, Amnesty International said on the eve of a conference on deteriorating security conditions in the country.
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01/12/2010 10:00 PM
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China: Censorship of the internet must stop in China
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Amnesty International has again urged the Chinese authorities to end censorship of the internet after the online firm, Google, today raised concern about the hacking of human rights activists? email accounts.
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01/11/2010 10:00 PM
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Sri Lanka: Jailed Sri Lankan journalist released on bail
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JS Tissainayagam was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on terrorism charges last year, after criticizing the government.
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01/06/2010 10:00 PM
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China must release Tibetan filmmaker
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Amnesty International has urged the Chinese authorities to release a Tibetan documentary filmmaker who has been jailed for six years for 'subversion'.
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12/22/2009 10:00 PM
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China must reveal fate of Uighur asylum-seekers
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Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of 20 ethnic Uighur asylum-seekers who were forcibly deported from Cambodia to China on 19 December
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12/21/2009 10:00 PM
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Trial of Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo begins this week
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Charged with 'inciting subversion of state power', the scholar is one of hundreds of signatories of Charter 08, a proposal for political reform in China.
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12/17/2009 10:00 PM
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Nepal must bar human rights violators from UN peacekeeping missions
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Amnesty International has called on Nepal’s government to immediately fix the flawed vetting process that allowed an army major charged with murder to participate in the United Nations peace kee
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12/17/2009 10:00 PM
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Impunity and injustice are legacy of deadly July riots in Mongolia
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The Government of Mongolia has failed to effectively respond to human rights abuses that took place during the July 2008 riot in Ulaanbaatar.
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12/13/2009 10:00 PM
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Nepal: Nepal Army Must Hand Over Major Accused of Killing 15-Year-Old Girl
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The Nepali government must ensure that Major Niranjan Basnet is arrested immediately and transferred to a civilian court for trial for torturing Maina Sunuwar to death.
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12/09/2009 10:00 PM
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India: Parliamentarians must repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts
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Indian Parliamentarians voting on a government introduced bill to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) must repeal the law instead, Amnesty International said on the occasion of Human Rights Day
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12/07/2009 10:00 PM
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Nepal: Amnesty International Calls on Nepal to Arrest Army Major Accused of Torturing Girl to Death
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The Nepal government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major accused of torturing a 15-year-old Nepalese girl to death, Amnesty International said today. The major was expelled last week from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad when the allegations emerged
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12/07/2009 10:00 PM
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Major accused of torturing girl to death in Nepal must be arrested
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The Nepali government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major accused of torturing a 15-year-old girl to death.
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12/07/2009 10:00 PM
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Philippines must limit Martial Law and disband paramilitaries
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The Philippine authorities should immediately establish a clear and short timetable for an end to martial law in the country’s restive Maguindanao province.
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12/06/2009 10:00 PM
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Blog: My life inside a Chinese labor camp
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Former prisoner of conscience Bu Dongwei spent over two years in a Chinese Re-education through Labour (RTL) camp until his release in July 2008.
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12/02/2009 10:00 PM
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China: Amnesty International Urges the Supreme Court of China to Review the Sentencing
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Amnesty International reported today that China's Supreme Court must carefully review the death sentences imposed on five individuals by a court in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China.
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12/02/2009 10:00 PM
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China must halt death sentences against Uighurs
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China’s supreme court must carefully review reported death sentences imposed today on five individuals by a court in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China, Amnesty Inte
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12/01/2009 10:00 PM
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Extra US troops in Afghanistan must not harm Afghan civilians
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Amnesty International has called for a clear, credible mechanism to investigate civilian casualties of military operations, as the US prepares to send in 30,000 more troops.
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11/30/2009 10:00 PM
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Calls on Sri Lankan Government to Permanently Release All Civilians
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Amnesty International is calling on the Sri Lankan government to permanently release civilians who have been illegally detained in camps since the end of the civil war six months ago.
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11/26/2009 10:00 PM
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Philippines: Witness Protection Needed to Ensure Justice for Philippines Massacre Victims
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Amnesty International has urged the government to protect witnesses and safeguard vital forensic evidence, following the massacre of at least 57 people in Maguindanao province.
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11/26/2009 10:00 PM
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Sri Lanka: Commonwealth Leaders Must Focus on Sri Lanka Crisis
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Amnesty International has called on Commonwealth leaders to press the Sri Lankan government about the plight of the displaced.
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