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Victims of Peru Amazon violence deserve justice without discrimination

The Peruvian authorities must conduct investigations into the deaths of all those killed during violence at a road blockade led by Amazon Indigenous peoples in June.

Switzerland votes against religious freedom

Amnesty International said it deeply regrets the choice of Swiss voters to introduce a ban on the construction of minarets into the constitution. The ban takes immediate effect.

Climate change deal must ensure the poor are not left out and further disadvantaged

Political leaders meeting in Copenhagen next week must reach a fair, ambitious and binding deal on climate change, said Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.

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Russia moves one step closer to death penalty abolition

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to abolishing the death penalty.

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Seven youth activists were sentenced to up to two years of ‘restricted freedom’ in Belarus after they participated in a peaceful protest.

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