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Dominican Republic: End police abuse to comply with UN treaty

essa — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:58:10 +0000

The Dominican Republic must break with its shameful practise of police abuse now it has ratified the UN Convention against Torture, Amnesty International said.

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Egypt: Release of activist lays bare injustice of military trials for civilians

essa — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:54:24 +0000

The release of an Egyptian activist after a year in prison stands as a stark reminder that military courts cannot deliver justice to civilians, said Amnesty International.

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Afghans fleeing war find misery in urban slums

essa — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Half a million Afghans displaced by fighting are struggling to survive in makeshift shelters let down by their government and international donors that look the other way Amnesty International said in a new report released today.

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European Court of Human Rights is no small claims court

essa — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:05:58 +0000

Following the British Government’s growing criticism of the European Court of Human Rights, Amnesty International has appealed for support for the Court, which is one of the world’s most developed human rights protection mechanisms. British Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed reforming the Court, but Amnesty International is concerned that the British proposals are misguided and would represent a net loss for human rights.

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Saudi Arabia: Trial of Riyadh protester ‘utterly unwarranted’

essa — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The trial before a state security court of a Saudi Arabian school teacher arrested nearly a year ago after he arrived to demonstrate on the “Day of Rage” in Riyadh is an affront to his basic rights, Amnesty International said today.

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Saudi 'Day of Rage' protester to go on trial

essa — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:17:59 +0000

The only man to demonstrate on the “Day of Rage” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 March 2011, is scheduled to stand trial on 22 February. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

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Egypt: Systematic failure to rein in security forces

thijs — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:06:36 +0000

A year after the uprising, Egypt's security forces continue to kill protestors with the same brutal tactics used in Hosni Mubarak’s last days in power, Amnesty International said after concluding riot police yet again used excessive force in policing protests in Cairo and Suez.

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Campaigners to ‘jam faxes’ in support of Colombia peace community

essa — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:08:13 +0000

Thousands of activists are set to inundate Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos with faxes urging him to boost protection for a community in the country’s north-west seven years on from a massacre there that left several dead including four children.

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The unsavoury human rights record of 2012 Eurovision host Azerbaijan

essa — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Ahead of the 2012 Eurovision singing competition in Baku, Amnesty International is urging host Azerbaijan to address the unsavoury truth of its record on human rights and release 16 prisoners of conscience held since April 2011 in the wake of anti-government protests.

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Israeli decision to release Palestinian detainee in April ‘insufficient’

essa — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The Israeli authorities’ decision to release a Palestinian detainee by mid-April is insufficient, Amnesty International said amid reports that he has agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike.

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