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Sri Lankan government must permanently release all civilians ...
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Military shooting in Honduras must be urgently investigated and ...
30 November 2009

Amnesty International said that it was deeply worried aboutthe safety of victims of and witnesses to a shooting at a militaryblockade that took place in Tegucigalpa ...

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USA: Blocked at every turn: The absence of effective remedy for ...
30 November 2009

Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, which Amnesty International condemned as a crime against humanity, the organization has been calling on the US government ...

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Witness protection needed to ensure justice for Philippines ...
27 November 2009

Amnesty International has urged the government to protect witnesses and safeguard vital forensic evidence, following the massacre of at least 57 people in Maguindanao ...

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Colombia: Human rights defender's life in danger
27 November 2009

The life of Luz Elsia Almanza, a female human rights defender in Colombia, is in danger, after a paramilitary group declared her to be a "military target". Luz ...

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Commonwealth leaders must focus on Sri Lanka crisis | Amnesty ...
27 November 2009

Amnesty International has called on Commonwealth leaders to press the Sri Lankan government about the plight of the displaced.

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Detainees in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories must be ...
24 November 2009

Amnesty International has made a renewed call for the humane treatmentof all detainees,following reports that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may bereleased ...

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