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19 March 2009

Colombia: Legal system used to hound human rights defenders

Amnesty International today condemned the Colombian authorities for using the country’s legal system to undermine the legitimate work of human rights defenders.

Region Americas

Country Colombia

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19 March 2009

Amnesty International to launch reports calling for the abolition of the death penalty

On 24 March 2009, Amnesty International will release its global death penalty statistics, looking at how many people were executed or sentenced to death across the w

Region Europe And Central Asia

Country Belarus

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18 March 2009

Cuba: Government must show commitment to human rights by releasing activists

The Cuban government should immediately release the 57 prisoners of conscience who have been held for over six years and respect the right to freedom expression and as

Region Americas

Country Cuba

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18 March 2009

The Gambia: Hundreds accused of “witchcraft” and poisoned in government campaign

Amnesty International today revealed that up to 1,000 people in The Gambia have been kidnapped from their villages by “witch doctors”, taken to secret dete

Region Africa

Country Gambia

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18 March 2009

Mexico: Charges against four Indigenous prisoners of conscience dropped, but one still unfairly held

Amnesty International today welcomed the decision to drop the charges against four Indigenous human rights defenders, who have been imprisoned for nearly a year in G

Region Americas

Country Mexico

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18 March 2009

Cameroon: Pope should reiterate commitment to ending the criminalization of homosexuality

Amnesty International today urged Pope Benedict XVI to express the importance of eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation, as he visits Cameroon on his f

Malaysia: Stop prosecution of bloggers charged with insulting Sultan

The Malaysian government should stop persecuting six bloggers charged today for comments criticizing a Malaysian Sultan, Amnesty International said today. One of the b

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country Malaysia

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12 March 2009

Mexico: Indigenous human rights defenders still unfairly imprisoned despite government promises to UN

By continuing to hold five indigenous human rights defenders on fabricated charges, the Mexican authorities are disregarding the human rights commitments made to the U

Region Americas

Country Mexico

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12 March 2009

Iraq: 128 face execution in batches of 20

Amnesty International today called for the immediate intervention of Iraq’s Justice Minister to stop the execution of 128 prisoners on death row, amid reports th

Afghanistan: Freedom of expression faces increasing threats

Freedom of expression in Afghanistan faces increasing threats from the government as well as anti-government forces, Amnesty International warned today.