Annual Report 2011
The state of the world's human rights

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22 March 2010
Belarus carries out two executions

Andrei Zhuk and Vasily Yuzepchuk were sentenced to death in 2009 for separate crimes but had been sharing a death row cell in Minsk.

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10 March 2010
Azerbaijani bloggers lose appeal against fabricated charges

Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli have been sentenced to two and two and a half years respectively after they posted a video critical of the government on YouTube.

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08 March 2010
Convictions of abuse during Genoa G8 protests upheld

An Italian court has confirmed the convictions of 15 police officers, prison guards and doctors who were found guilty of the ill-treatment of detainees in the Bolzaneto facility in 2001.

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02 March 2010
Russia urged to investigate attack on human rights activist

Vadim Karastelev, who has been campaigning for police reform and against corruption, was severely beaten by two men outside his home in Novorossisk.

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24 February 2010
Concern at proposals for the European Court of Human Rights to charge fees

At a Council of Europe meeting last week, member states voiced support for proposals that individuals should pay to file an application with the Court.

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23 February 2010
Swiss businessman held in Libya on politically motivated charges

Max Goeldi, who began serving a four month prison sentence this week, is thought to be a pawn in a diplomatic row between the two countries.

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10 February 2010
Turkey urged to end discriminatory clampdown on gay rights groups
Amnesty International is concerned that a new attempt to close down the LGBT group Black Pink Triangle through the courts, follows cases against similar organizations in recent years.
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10 February 2010
Artist convicted of slander in Uzbekistan
Umida Ahmedova was found guilty of charges based on some of her photographs and film projects, which were interpreted as insulting the Uzbekistani people and their traditions.
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04 February 2010
Ukraine releases Belarusian opposition activist
Igor Koktysh had been held in a pre-trial detention centre since June 2007,  when Belarus requested his extradition.
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27 January 2010
Photographer faces jail for 'defaming' life in Uzbekistan
Umida Akhmedova, whose work shows men, women and children carrying out everyday activities, was charged with slandering and insulting the Uzbekistani people and their traditions.
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19 January 2010
Russia must ensure justice for murdered activists
Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were killed in Moscow a year ago. Those responsible have not been brought to justice.
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11 January 2010
Turkey must set free conscientious objector
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11 December 2009
Ukraine must comply with Court ruling on Belarusian rock musician
A European Court of Human Rights ruling has called for the release of Belarusian opposition activist and musician Igor Koktysh, detained in Ukraine since 2007, pending extradition to Belarus.
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09 December 2009
Blog: My son-in-law, the prisoner of conscience
Blog written by Talib Yakubov, the father-in-law of prisoner of conscience Azam Farmonov.
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09 December 2009
Former Guantánamo Bay detainees deserve justice in Italy

Tunisian nationals Adel Ben Mabrouk and Riadh Nasseri are suspected of having committed terrorism-related crimes in Italy prior to being held at the US detention centre.

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08 December 2009
Russia must stop persecution of rights activists
The Russian authorities must stop persecuting human rights activists and instead channel their efforts into investigating those responsible for their murders.
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20 November 2009
Danish government must arrest Sudanese President if he attends climate conference
Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government has invited Sudanese President al Bashir to attend a meeting in Copenhagen on climate change in December.  
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19 November 2009
Soldiers convicted for ill-treatment of conscientious objector in Turkey
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29 October 2009
Belarus man loses death sentence appeal
Andrei Zhuk becomes the second person to have his death sentence upheld in Belarus within the last month.
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26 October 2009
Karadžic trial must bring justice to victims from Bosnia war
The beginning of the Hague trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžic is an important step towards justice for the tens of thousands of victims of the Bosnian war.
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