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8 January 2008

Media update: Amnesty International urges Bangladesh government to request UN assistance in investigating war crimes

Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan told civil society in Dhaka today that the human rights violations carried out during the Liberation War of 1971 mus

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country Bangladesh

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3 January 2008

China: Amnesty International calls for end to executions, not expansion of lethal injection method

Amnesty International today strongly condemned the expansion of China’s lethal injection programme and called on the Chinese authorities to accelerate the abolit

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Death Penalty,
Arms control and human rights

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country China

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3 January 2008

Kenya: Amnesty International condemns killings in post-election violence

Amnesty International today strongly condemned the increasing number of politically-motivated killings of civilians by groups of armed youths in different parts of Ken

Region Africa

Country Kenya

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31 December 2007

Kenya: Amnesty International concerned at police killings in election protests

(Nairobi) Amnesty International is concerned about reports that dozens of people have been killed in Kenya, many by police bullets, during protests against alleged fra

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Freedom Of Expression,
Impunity,
Law Enforcement

Region Africa

Country Kenya

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27 December 2007

Bangladesh: Secretary General to lead delegation on eve of anniversary of the state of emergency

MEDIA ADVISORY: Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, is to lead a mission to Bangladesh to discuss human rights issues with members

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Activists,
Freedom Of Expression,
Human Rights Standards,
Impunity,
International Justice,
Law Enforcement,
Prisoners Of Conscience

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country Bangladesh

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27 December 2007

Pakistan: Amnesty International condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan People's Party workers

Amnesty International this afternoon strongly condemned the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) B

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Extrajudicial Executions And Other Unlawful Killings,
Freedom Of Expression,
Human Rights Standards,
Law Enforcement

Region Asia And The Pacific

Country Pakistan

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26 December 2007

Ethiopia: Convicted human rights defenders jailed but quick early release expected

Amnesty International welcomes the expected imminent release of prisoners of conscience Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who were unfairly convicted two days ago o

Region Africa

Country Ethiopia

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24 December 2007

Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience unfairly convicted; face possible 10-year prison terms

Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages against the C

Region Africa

Country Ethiopia

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19 December 2007

Niger: Extrajudicial executions and population displacement in the north of the country

Over the past four weeks, at least thirteen civilians have been unlawfully killed by the Niger security forces in the north of the country. Some, if not all, of them w

Region Africa

Country Niger

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17 December 2007

Nigeria: Government misleads world about death penalty record

Amnesty International revealed today that secret executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons, despite recent assurances by the government that Nigeria

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