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USA must address Omar Khadr rights violations following plea deal ...
25 October 2010

US authorities urged to address human rights violations committed against Canadian national in spite of him pleading guilty to the charges against him at a Guantánamo ...

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The Wire October 2010. Vol. 40, Issue 005
1 October 2010

1) A daily battle for survival in Haiti 2) LiveWire: Burundi: A question of justice; Omar Khadr: Trial begins, but will it continue?; Amnesty International goes ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/005/2010

North America: Further information: Khadr trial postponed after ...
17 August 2010

On 12 August the military commission trial of Omar Khadr was postponed for at least 30 days after his military lawyer collapsed in court. Amnesty International ...

Urgent Action       AMR 04/003/2010

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

USA: Further information: Canadian citizen faces unfair trial in ...
29 July 2010

An Appeal Court judge has stayed an order requiring Canada to propose remedies for violations suffered by Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who has been in US custody ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/067/2010

North America: Further information: Canada to appeal court ...
16 July 2010

The Canadian Department of Justice has announced that it will appeal the Federal Court's decision that ordered the Canadian government to propose remedies for ...

Urgent Action       AMR 04/002/2010

North America: Canada ordered to find remedy as trial looms: Omar ...
8 July 2010

UA: 154/10 Index: AMR 04/001/2010 North America Date: 08 July 2010. URGENT ACTION. Canada ordered to find remedy as trial looms. Omar ...

Urgent Action       AMR 04/001/2010

Canada: From homeland to oil sands: The impact of oil and gas ...
16 June 2010

More than 2600 oil and gas wells have been drilled on Lubicon Cree land in Canada. This intensive development has taken place against the wishes of the Lubicon ...

Report       AMR 20/002/2010

Canada: Amnesty International statement to the Canadian House of ...
25 May 2010

This submission focuses on three key areas: introduction of the legislation is entirely appropriate in the context of international law; the proposed legislation ...

Document       AMR 20/006/2010

The rights of the Lubicon Cree must be protected: Joint statement
24 March 2010

24 March 2010. AI Index: AMR 20/005/2010. The rights of the Lubicon cree must be protected. “My grandmother and mother have a trap ...

Public Statement       AMR 20/005/2010