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Amnesty International | Georgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi ...
17 May 2013

Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi failed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) activists as thousands of people violently attacked ...

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Amnesty International | Egypt: Fears of spurious charges in trial ...
17 May 2013

There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty ...

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Amnesty International | Argentina: Death of former military leader ...
17 May 2013

Argentina's former military leader, Jorge Rafael Videla, has died in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity committed during his ...

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Amnesty International | Jamaica: Three years on, state of ...
17 May 2013

The Jamaican authorities must swiftly appoint a commission of inquiry with an adequate mandate, resources and powers to carry out a thorough investigation into ...

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Iran's ban on female presidential candidates contradicts ...
17 May 2013

Women in Iran have been banned from running for presidency, contradicting a number of articles of the country's Constitution.

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El Salvador: Supreme Court toys with young mother's life | Amnesty ...
17 May 2013

El Salvador's Supreme Court has, once again, put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion.

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Georgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi Pride event | Amnesty ...
17 May 2013

Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi failed to protect LGBTI activists as thousands of people violently attacked a Pride event today in what Amnesty International ...

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Egypt: Fears of spurious charges in trial of another opposition ...
17 May 2013

There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty ...

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Indonesia urged to halt planned executions | Amnesty International
16 May 2013

Three men are expected to be executed in Indonesia in what would be a major setback in the use of the death penalty, in a country that appeared to be moving away ...

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