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Amnesty International welcomes life sentences for Argentinean military officers

29 August 2008

Organization also calls on the Argentinean authorities to investigate the 2006 disappearance of Jorge Julio López.

Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza

27 August 2008

The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago has left the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped with dwindling resources and an economy

Iran: End pressure on women’s rights defenders

27 August 2008

In the second anniversary of the launch of the Campaign for Equality on 27 August, Amnesty International is renewing its demand that the Iranian authorities cease ha

Olympics: China and IOC must learn from mistakes and uphold human rights values

24 August 2008

As the Beijing Olympics ended, Amnesty International today accused the Chinese authorities of prioritizing image over substance as it continued to persecute and p

Continuing concern for civilians after hostilities in Georgia

22 August 2008

Displaced civilians and refugees who fled during the conflict, as well as those who remained in the areas where hostilities have taken place, are in continued need o

Mindanao civilians under threat from MILF units and militias

22 August 2008

Tens of thousands who have already suffered from the renewal of violence, could be at even greater risk, if the Philippine government supports the creation of untrain

Egypt: Deadly journey through the desert

20 August 2008

Since mid-2007, hundreds of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants most of them from countries in sub-Saharan Africa have risked their lives trying to cross the Egypt

Sudan holds hundreds without charge after 10 May attack

20 August 2008

After eight alleged members of the Justice and Equality Movement were sentenced to death by Sudan's Anti-Terrorism Special Courts, the government prepares to try anoth

Tens of thousands at risk in Sri Lanka as fighting escalates

19 August 2008

The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are putting displaced civilians in danger as fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka

Suspension of stoning executions a welcome step if carried out

15 August 2008

Amnesty International has welcomed last week's announcement by the spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary that execution by stoning has been suspended.

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