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A Moscow court has found in favour of the president's libel suit against human rights activist Oleg Orlov who accused him of "beingresponsible" for the murder of ...

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Stopping the Terror Trade: How human rights rules in an arms trade ...
5 October 2009

An effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) should be one that helps to protect lives, livelihoods and rights. The treaty should protect the ability of states to lawfully ...

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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: UN must act now on ...
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As the Human Rights Council closes this week’s discussions on the Goldstone report, Amnesty International calls for the UN Secretary-General to refer the report ...

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Mexico must not repatriate injured migrants | Amnesty ...
1 October 2009

The three men were part of a group of seven undocumented migrants from El Salvadorand Ecuador who where shot at by Mexican security forces as theycrossed into the ...

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International inquiry needed into violence by Guinea security ...
1 October 2009

Amnesty International has called for an international commission of inquiry to investigate the brutal attacks committed by soliders during the suppression of a ...

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Women raped during Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict still waiting ...
30 September 2009

Successive governments have failed to providejustice, reparation, adequate healthcare to thousands of women and girls raped during thecountry's 1992-1995 war, says ...

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Mexico: Villagers in danger in southern Mexico
22 September 2009

People in the village of Ejido Jotolá, Chiapas state, southern Mexico, are at risk of attack from an armed group which is threatening people in the area. The group ...

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Irene Khan urges US government to examine Goldstone report ...
18 September 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General has urged the White House to refer the report on violations of international law committed in Gaza to the UN Security ...

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Saudi Arabia must assist refugees fleeing Yemen fighting | Amnesty ...
18 September 2009

Some seeking safe haven from the fighting between government troops and militants in the Sa'da region, are said to have been denied entry. Others have been forcibly ...

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Extrajudicial executions highlight insecurity in Pakistan's Swat ...
18 September 2009

Amnesty International warns that the discovery of the remains of over 160 victims of extrajudicial execution in Pakistan's Swat Valley highlights the ongoing human ...

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