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6 November 2008

DRC: Demonstrate leadership to address crisis immediately

African and international leaders meeting tomorrow, 7 November, at an international summit in Nairobi, Kenya, need to urgently press the United Nations Security Counci

Region Africa

Country Democratic Republic Of Congo

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5 November 2008

Amnesty International calls on President-elect Barack Obama to put human rights at the heart of government

Amnesty International today urged US President-elect Barack Obama to show true leadership by making human rights central to his new administration. The organization is

Region Americas

Country USA

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5 November 2008

Chile: Amnesty International’s Secretary General to meet President Bachelet

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan will meet Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday 6 November.

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Region Americas

Country Chile

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4 November 2008

Amnesty International's Secretary General visits Mapuche communities in Chile

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan today led a visit to Temuco to visit Mapuche communities and organizations working to protect the rights of Indi

Region Americas

Country Chile

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3 November 2008

Amnesty International’s Secretary General to assess Chile’s human rights - ITINERARY

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan will lead a visit to Chile between 3 and 8 November 2008, ten years on from the arrest of Augusto Pinochet

Region Americas

Country Chile

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31 October 2008

Zimbabwe: Victims of violence can no longer wait for political solution

(Johannesburg) Amnesty International today released a report and new video footage that graphically demonstrates the ongoing suffering of the Zimbabwean people, as the

Region Africa

Country Zimbabwe

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31 October 2008

Somalia: Girl stoned was a child of 13

Contrary to earlier news reports, the girl stoned to death in Somalia this week was 13, not 23, Amnesty International can reveal.

Landslide UN vote in favour of Arms Trade Treaty

Today 147 states at the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to move forward with work on an Arms Trade Treaty. The Control Arms campaign, which represents millions of

Pakistan: One year after emergency, legacy of abuses lingers on

A year after General Pervez Musharraf unlawfully declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, the country is still suffering from the abusive policies he put in place on

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country Pakistan

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30 October 2008

Jordan: Drastic improvement needed for domestic workers

Tens of thousands of domestic workers in Jordan live in appalling conditions with many forced to work up to 19 hours per day and denied their salary. Amnesty Internati