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Guatemala to lobby Congress on immigration reform
Getting on the lobbying gravy train is the Guatemalan government. According to an M3 report release last week, the Guatemalan’s felt the need for urgency in setting up a regional bloc to persuade U.S. members of Congress regarding immigration...
Tags: Amnesty, illegal immigration
Over 100 Iranians face grossly unfair trials
More than 100 people have gone on trial in Tehran accused of organizing recent widespread civil protests. The protests broke out in response to the official announcement that the 14 June presidential election was won by the...
Tags: Amnesty
Syrian lawyer faces prosecution for defending human rights
A leading Syrian human rights lawyer was formally charged last Thursday in relation to his legitimate work in defending the rights of political prisoners in Syria. Amnesty International is calling for his immediate release....
Tags: Amnesty
Back door amnesty, Chicago-style
With the help of unions, partisan politicians and pro-amnesty groups, the White House intends to push for back-door amnesty and bypass Congress altogether. “It makes sense to do now what the administration can do… it doesn’t have to...
Tags: Amnesty, immigration
US Judge orders release of young Guantánamo detainee
A United States District Court judge ordered on Thursday the release of Afghan national Mohammed Jawad who has spent six and a half years in US custody in Guantánamo Bay, but delayed his release for three weeks for ...
Tags: Amnesty
More executions in Japan as other countries reject the death penalty
Three men were hanged in Japan on Tuesday, bringing the total number of executions carried out in the country this year to seven. Hiroshi Maeue and Yukio Yamaji were executed in Osaka and Chen Detong, a Chinese national, was executed in Tokyo. ...
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Eight reported killed as Iraqi forces attack Iranian residents of Camp Ashraf
Eight people are reported to have been killed and up to 400 injured after Iraqi forces attacked unarmed Iranian residents of Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday. Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi government...
Tags: Amnesty
Iran: Joint statement by Shirin Ebadi and Irene Khan
The human rights crisis in Iran is deepening daily and next week’s expected inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president may spark further protests and a massive new clampdown, warned Irene Khan,...
Tags: Amnesty
Kenya: Government should provide emergency shelter for the thousands forcibly evicted
Kenya’s government should provide emergency shelter and other humanitarian aid to the 3,000 people forcibly evicted from their homes and who are now exposed to the cold and rain of Kenya’s winter, Amnesty International...
Tags: Amnesty
Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs commits to supporting international justice
Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sujata Koirala, took an important step towards ending impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on Sunday, in a meeting with delegates from Amnesty International Nepal....
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