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Chinese activists under threat after Obama visit

Chinese authorities must stop the harassment and arbitrary detention of dozens of human rights lawyers and activists who were targeted during US President Obama’s visit.

Danish government must arrest Sudanese President if he attends climate conference

Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government has invited Sudanese President al Bashir to attend a meeting in Copenhagen on climate change in December.

Time for world leaders to ratify disappearances treaty

Amnesty International has called on world leaders to help prevent enforced disappearances by urging them to ratify a landmark treaty at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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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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Hussein Mahmoud Morsy, on the right, with his neighbours from Al-Shohba, Egypt, 3 August 2009.

Protect residents of Cairo living in 'unsafe areas'

Egyptian authorities are developing plans to address problems in Cairo’s ‘unsafe areas’ without adequately consulting affected communities.

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