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The Pakistani military and Taleban insurgents should immediately allowtens of thousands of civilians caught in the middle of ferociousfighting to leave.

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The Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) must allowtens of thousands of civilians to leave the 'No Fire Zone', AmnestyInternation

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UN Security Council must act to save civilians in Sri Lanka ...
13 May 2009

Amnesty International urged the UN Security Council to take actionafter at least 35 people were reported to have been killed in northernSri Lanka in an attack on ...

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Saudi Arabia: Further Information on Death Penalty/Flogging
12 May 2009

Five of the seven men named above, including two who had been convicted of crimes they allegedly committed while aged 17, were executed on 10 May in the city of ...

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UN Security Council must act immediately to stop "bloodbath" in ...
11 May 2009

The horrific condition facing civilians in north eastern Sri Lanka has been described as a “bloodbath” by the United Nations.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Open letter to the President re ...
6 May 2009

Ref: TG AFR 62/2009.001. M. Joseph Kabila. President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Palais de la Nation. Kinshasa-Gombe. Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

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Iran: Fear of imminent execution: Delara Darabi (f)
5 May 2009

On 1 May 2009, Delara Darabi was executed in Rasht Prison, northern Iran. Neither her parents nor her lawyers were notified before her execution, though under Iranian ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/042/2009

China: Justice denied: Harassment of Sichuan earthquake survivors ...
1 May 2009

In May 2008, an earthquake hit Sichuan province causing massive landslides and buildings to collapse. Official figures put the number of deaths at 69227 with 17923 ...

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Pakistan displacement crisis worsens as fighting spreads | Amnesty ...
30 April 2009

At least 65000 people are now in need of assistance as fighting continues between government forces and the Taleban.

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USA: Too much cruelty, too little clemency: Texas nears 200th ...
30 April 2009

Richard Perry was sworn in as Governor of Texas on 21 December 2000, following the election of the previous governor, George W. Bush, to the office of US President ...

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