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Amnesty International takes action for Sri Lanka displaced

16 November 2009

Activists and supporters of Amnesty International will launch a week of action on Monday highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced civilians in government camps in Sri Lanka.

Iranian 'web crime' unit designed to silence dissent

16 November 2009

Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police" to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate they are intensifying their attack on freedom of expression.

US must reform Afghanistan detention policy as new facility opens

16 November 2009

The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch have said

Indigenous teacher missing in Brazil after violence over ancestral lands

13 November 2009

Brazilian and Paraguayan authorities must redouble their efforts to find an indigenous teacher who has been missing since 30 October.

Iranian authorities must stop imminent execution of Kurdish man

13 November 2009

The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of "enmity against God" over his alleged membership of a proscribed Kurdish organization.

Macedonia must guarantee the right to freedom of peaceful assembly

13 November 2009

Amnesty International has welcomed the commitment by the Macedonian authorities to ensure that the International Day for Tolerance march in Skopje goes ahead on 16 November without hindrance.

Obama must press China to uphold human rights

13 November 2009

President Obama must use his first official visit to China to urge the authorities to reverse the sharp rise in human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International said on Friday.

Italian authorities forcibly evict another Roma community

12 November 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the forced eviction of a community of about 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome.

Jailed Azerbaijani bloggers adopted as prisoners of conscience

12 November 2009

Youth activists Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade have been sentenced to 30 and 24 months' imprisonment respectively on charges of 'hooliganism' and 'inflicting minor bodily harm'.

Saudi Arabian and Yemeni forces must protect civilians in Sa’da conflict

11 November 2009

Amnesty International has called on all parties to the conflict raging in Yemen’s northerly Sa’da region to treat detainees humanely and protect civilians.