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Amnesty International  Report 2013


 
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“Without human rights education, policy remains theory” ...
30 May 2013

Patrick Young, founder of “Theatre for a Change”, a non-governmental organization that uses participatory theatre techniques to empower women and men to effect ...

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Afghanistan: Attacks on humanitarian workers must end | Amnesty ...
30 May 2013

An office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in eastern Afghanistan was brutally assaulted by unidentified armed men.

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Human rights education changes lives in Africa | Amnesty ...
30 May 2013

Amnesty International is teaming up with local human rights organizations across Africa to deliver human rights education workshops that are changing lives.

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European Court again chides Greece over discrimination against ...
30 May 2013

Greece must immediately stop segregating Romani schoolchildren from their peers following a third European Court of Human Rights against discrimination of Roma ...

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South Africa: Police repeatedly turn on asylum-seekers amid ...
29 May 2013

Police used pepper spray and stun grenades to repel desperate crowds outside a Cape Town refugee office.

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29 May 2013

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Egypt moves ahead with law to stifle non-governmental ...
29 May 2013

A new law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt, currently with the Shura Council, would effectively be a death blow to independent civil society in ...

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Tunisian blogger faces military court for criticizing hospital ...
28 May 2013

The trial of a blogger before a military court in Tunisia after he peacefully expressed his opinion on the internet is worrying evidence of the state of freedom ...

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Papua New Guinea repeals Sorcery Act while moving closer to ...
28 May 2013

New laws expanding death penalty signal intent to restart executions, following outcry over murders of women accused of 'sorcery'.

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Saudi Arabia: Appeal for human rights defenders facing up to 11 ...
28 May 2013

Today's court appeal by two members of a prominent Saudi Arabian human rights organization is a bid for justice amid a broader crackdown on activism in the Gulf ...

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