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Azerbaijan criminalizes free speech online ahead of elections ...
15 May 2013

The Azerbaijani authorities must not use the upcoming presidential election as a pretext to silence critical voices and meaningful debate, Amnesty International ...

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Denmark: No forced returns to 'volatile' situation in Somalia ...
15 May 2013

Forcibly returning people to a volatile security situation in Somalia would violate international law.

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Amnesty International | Denmark: No forced returns to 'volatile' ...
15 May 2013

Forcibly returning people to a volatile security situation in Somalia would violate international law, Amnesty International said as Danish courts are due to consider ...

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UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses ...
15 May 2013

Today's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Syria is a positive step but it does little to address the immense ongoing human rights and humanitarian ...

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Amnesty International's briefing on the human rights situation in ...
14 May 2013

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about reports of continuing widespread and serious human rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR) since ...

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Activist freed - journalist still missing in The Gambia | Amnesty ...
14 May 2013

A Gambian activist detained by the authorities after peacefully expressing his views has been released – but there is still no news about a journalist missing for ...

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Myanmar must avert further humanitarian disaster as cyclone ...
13 May 2013

Heavy monsoon rains and a tropical cyclone threaten the lives of tens of thousands of displaced persons in western Myanmar unless the authorities immediately step ...

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Historic conviction brings long-awaited justice in Guatemala ...
10 May 2013

The conviction of Guatemala's ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity during his time in office is a historic step in the ...

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Amnesty International | Egypt: Release teacher accused of ...
10 May 2013

A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of “defamation of religion” must be immediately released and the criminal case against her dropped, said ...

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Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture | Amnesty ...
10 May 2013

A female lawyer in Sudan who was arrested on 4 May and whose whereabouts are still unknownis at risk of torture.

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