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

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18 April 2013

Two employees of the Afghan Red Crescent Society are killed when their vehicle comes under fire.

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18 February 2013

The Pakistan authorities must do more to protect the persecuted Shi’a Hazara minority community following a devastating attack in Quetta that killed scores. 

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17 January 2013

Following protests against unlawful killings across the Tribal Areas, Pakistan's authorities must investigate and bring anyone identified as responsible to justice in fair trials.

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15 January 2013

Myanmar must take all possible steps to avoid civilian casualties in Kachin state, Amnesty International said after three people were killed in air strikes.

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21 December 2012

Thailand must stop flouting its human rights obligations while tackling insurgent violence in the south of the country.

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23 November 2012

At least six prospective state witnesses and family members of witnesses have been killed as the Maguindanao massacre trials stagnate.

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13 September 2012

Afghanistan’s Parliament must not appoint a new national intelligence director before investigating claims of his involvement in torture and other abuses.

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22 June 2012

The deaths of 15 civilians in a Taleban attack on a hotel outside Kabul underscores the need to bring to justice all those responsible for war crimes.

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24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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31 January 2012

Authorities urged to disclose details after US President Barack Obama confirms that the unmanned aircraft are used to target suspected militants.

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08 November 2011

To mark Eid, the Taleban leader Mullah Omar instructed his commanders to stem the rising number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

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01 November 2011

Officials gathered at an Istanbul conference on Afghanistan must keep human rights a central focus of their plans for regional security.

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21 September 2011

Authorities urged to address sectarian violence across the country after the killing of 29 Shi'a Muslims in Balochistan province.

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07 July 2011

The Indian Supreme Court's decision to ban state-sponsored civil militias must be implemented immediately.

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13 May 2011

Amnesty International's annual report details how the rise of social media is fuelling a new activism that repressive governments are struggling to control.

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26 April 2011

A UN report out today gives credibility to claims that both sides committed war crimes in Sri Lanka's civil war.

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23 February 2011

In recent months, at least 90 Baloch activists, teachers, journalists and lawyers have disappeared or been murdered by government forces according to Amnesty International research.

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18 November 2010

Leaders urged to improve accountability for Afghan and international military forces and tackle arbitrary detention and torture.

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26 October 2010

The Pakistani government must investigate the torture and killings of more than 40 Baloch leaders and political activists over the past four months.

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16 September 2010

Campaigners and voters also face threats and violence from the Taleban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to this month's parliamentary elections.

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