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Dina Meza

Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of hidden human rights crisis

4 December 2009

An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras talked to human rights activists about the hidden crisis affecting the Central American nation.
Artsyom Dubski

Belarus activists tell of life in exile

27 November 2009

Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities.

Activists tell of Myanmar 'witch hunt'

19 October 2007

Monks and activists in Myanmar have told Amnesty International of the brutal repression suffered by anti-government protesters in the country.

Video: Activists targeted in Myanmar 'witch hunt'

18 October 2007

New video and audio testimony received by Amnesty International tells of ongoing night raids, arbitrary arrests and appalling detention conditions in Myanmar.

One year of the Military Commissions Act

17 October 2007

On 17 October a year ago, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. A law that turned flawed executive policy into flawed domes

Palestinian refugees suffer in Lebanon

17 October 2007

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face discrimination in employment and a lack of access to adequate education and housing, says a new Amnesty International report.

Security Council deplores Myanmar repression

11 October 2007

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar.

Stop the Death Penalty: The World Decides

10 October 2007

On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International calls on the world's governments to vote for the UN resolution on a global moratorium on exec

World marches for Myanmar

9 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Video: Marching for Myanmar

8 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Lethal injections lead doctors to break medical oath

4 October 2007

Doctors and nurses are coming under pressure to break their ethical oath by participating in lethal injections.

Anna Politkovskaya remembered

3 October 2007

People from around the world, including members and supporters of Amnesty International, are commemorating Russian journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovsk