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Australian government must end state-sponsored racially discriminatory measures
Slamming decades of failure by Australian governments to address the dire living conditions, disempowerment and discrimination faced by many of the country’s Indigenous peoples, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan warned that...
Haiti government must eradicate child slavery
Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children working as domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said Amnesty International ahead of Universal Children’s Day. Amnesty International launched a campaign on Wednesday...
Cairo's poorest risk being buried alive in their homes
The Egyptian authorities must take immediate and inclusive steps to protect Cairo's poorest inhabitants living in "unsafe areas" where they are at risk from rockslides and other dangers, Amnesty International said in a new report released on Tuesday. "Thousands...
Tags: Amnesty, Dignity campaign
Amnesty International takes action for Sri Lanka displaced
Activists and supporters of Amnesty International will launch a week of action on Monday highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced civilians in government camps in Sri Lanka. Activists in more than 10 countries will take action...
Tags: Amnesty, displaced people, LTTE
Iranian 'web crime' unit designed to silence dissent
Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police" to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate that they are intensifying their attack on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said on Monday.According to the Iranian media, a special...
American's rally against amnesty across the country
On a Friday afternoon when Americans were reeling from a terrorist massacre in Fort Hood, learning the mastermind of 9/11 will be tried in federal court like any other common criminal, the Obama Administration dusted off the 2007 immigration reform...
Tags: immigration reform, amnesty, rally
US: Reform Afghanistan Detention Policy as New Facility Opens, Prisoner Rights Still Lacking
The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch said today. The United States military is hosting the media...
Tags: Amnesty, HRF, HRW, War Conflict, detention policy, Human rights abuses, detention practices, Counter-terrorism, Human rights in Afghanistan
No justice for grieving victims of police killings in Mozambique
Amnesty International has urged the authorities in Mozambique to properly investigate and prosecute police officers suspected of unlawful killings, with families continually obstructed from getting justice over the deaths of their relatives. In...
Tags: Amnesty, police killings
Mozambique police 'kill freely'
Maputo :: Mozambique | 23 days ago
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Amnesty has produced a report with details of 46 people who died at the hands of police between January 2006 and June 2009. It says many cases were not adequately investigated and, in most cases, no officers were brought to justice. Journalists in Mozambique...
Tags: Mozambique, Maputo, Political repression, Human rights abuses, Counter-terrorism, Extrajudicial killings, Amnesty International, Criminal law, Amnesty, Police misconduct, ETA, Police brutality
Yakima amnesty proposal sparks opposition
Yakima :: WA :: USA | 23 days ago
Credibility The event was one of 53 rallies held across the country Saturday against the Obama administration, which proposes a form of amnesty for undocumented immigrants already living in the United States, along with a promise of tougher enforcement and a streamlined...
Tags: AM Yakima, Yakima, Illegal immigration, Yakima Washington, Amnesty, Crimes, Illegal immigration to the United States, Immigration law, Social Issues, Politics
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