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Philippines: Witnessing justice - breaking the chain of impunity
29 August 2008

At least 200 political killings and over 200 enforced disappearances have reportedly occurred in the Philippines since 2001. Few effective investigations have been ...

Document       ASA 35/003/2008

Cuba: Fear of unfair trial: Gorki Águila (m)
28 August 2008

A Cuban musician who is an outspoken critic of the Cuban government has been arrested and faces up to four years in prison. Amnesty International is concerned that ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/001/2008

Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza | Amnesty International
27 August 2008

The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago hasleft the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped withdwindling resources and an economy ...

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India: Fear for safety
27 August 2008

The murder of a prominent Hindu nationalist leader has been used by his supporters to justify violent attacks on the Christian minority in the Kandhamal district ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/018/2008

Iran: Further information on Fear of imminent execution: Behnam ...
26 August 2008

On 26 August 2008, Behnam Zare` was hanged in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz. Neither his parents nor his lawyer were notified prior to his ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/126/2008

Colombia: Fear for Safety/Death threats
26 August 2008

On 25 August 2008, a team consisting of members of the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission, working in the Humanitarian Zone of Andalucía Caño Claro in the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/029/2008

Belarus must respect freedom of assembly, association and ...
26 August 2008

Since it was introduced in 2005, Belarusian authorities have used Article 193-1 to arrest, detainand convict youth activists and members of NGOs forexercising their ...

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Iran: End pressure on women’s rights defenders campaigning for ...
26 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 13/127/2008. 26 August 2008. Iran: End pressure on women’s rights defenders campaigning. ...

Document       MDE 13/127/2008

Defending human rights in a changing world
22 August 2008

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN A CHANGING WORLD. Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to ...

Report       ACT 30/006/2008

Sudan holds hundreds without charge after 10 May attack | Amnesty ...
20 August 2008

After eight alleged members of the Justice and Equality Movement were sentenced to death by Sudan's Anti-Terrorism Special Courts, the government prepares to try ...

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