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The Wire, August/September 2010. Vol. 40, issue 004
1 August 2010

1) Indigenous rights in Brazil: Pushed into poverty 2) LiveWire: Kuwait: The case of Muhammad 'Abd al-Qader al-Jasem; Haiti's displaced people feel neglected by ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2010

States failing to control movement of weapons to human rights ...
19 July 2010

A new Amnesty International report, shows how transport companies are able to move conventional weapons and munitions to countries where they could be used to commit ...

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France votes to ban full-face veils | Amnesty International
13 July 2010

The law, which must still be approved by the French Senate, prohibits the wearing anywhere in public of any form of clothing intended to conceal one's face.

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France: Committee against Torture urges France to investigate ...
24 May 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 24 May 2010. AI Index: EUR 21//003/2010. Committee against Torture urges France to investigate ...

Public Statement       EUR 21/003/2010

French politicians urged to reject ban on full face veils ...
19 May 2010

The proposal put forward by the government would prohibit the wearing anywhere in public of any form of clothing intended to conceal one's face.

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France: Briefing to the UN Committee against Torture, April 2010
12 April 2010

This briefing was submitted for consideration by the Committee Against Torture at its examination of France's sixth periodic report on its implementation of the ...

Report       EUR 21/002/2010

Dangerous Deals: Europe's reliance on 'diplomatic Assurances' ...
12 April 2010

Preventing torture is a fundamental obligation of every state. States are not only obliged to eliminate torture at home, but they must also refuse to forcibly return ...

Report       EUR 01/012/2010

The Wire, April/May 2010. Vol. 40, issue 002
1 April 2010

1) Giving life without risk 2) Livewire: The daily struggle in Haiti camps; Amnesty International defends Guinea research against French government criticism; Evaluating ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2010

France: Open letter regarding the case of Abou Bakari Tandia
22 January 2010

On 24 January 2005 Abou Bakari Tandia died after falling into a coma while he was held in police custody. In this open letter Amnesty International urges the French ...

Open Letter       EUR 21/001/2010

European states must take concrete steps to help close Guantánamo ...
11 January 2010

Leading human rights organizations have urged more European states to accept detainees held at the US detention centre at Guantánamo who cannot be returned to their ...

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