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A new report examines the human rights impact of Chinese mining companies operating in the south-eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Afghanistan’s security forces must avoid and account for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said as the NATO International Security Assistance Force handed over responsibility for maintaining security in the country.

The Romanian authorities betray thousands of their citizens through broken promises and total disregard of their right to adequate housing, Amnesty International said in a new report published today on forced evictions in the country.

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Turkish riot police use water cannon and tear gas against peaceful protesters in Taksim Square on 11 June.

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Families of thousands of missing people demand justice for Mexico's crisis of disappearances.

AUDIO: Bradley Manning trial opens in USA
Amnesty International's Justin Mazzola reports from Fort Meade, Maryland on the start of Bradley Manning's trial.

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