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Amnesty International today welcomed the release of Syrian prisoner of conscience Dr ‘Aref Dalilah.

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Mexican national executed in Texas | Amnesty International
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José Medellín was put to death in violation of the USA’s internationallegal obligations and despite worldwide appeals for the execution to bestopped.

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Iran: Further information on arbitrary arrests/ prisoners of ...
6 August 2008

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La violence contre les femmes au sein de la famille au Mexique
1 August 2008

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Mexico: Violence against women in the family in Mexico
1 August 2008

Amnesty International believes that Mexico has made some important advances in recent years in defending women’s right to freedom from violence. In June 2008, wholesale ...

Report       AMR 41/022/2008

FACTS AND FIGURES - Mexico: Women’s struggle for safety and ...
1 August 2008

Almost one in four women in Mexico has suffered physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. See more facts ans figures on the issue of ...

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Women in Mexico let down by failures in justice system | Amnesty ...
1 August 2008

Thousands of Mexican women who face violence in their homes are being put at risk of further abuse by a justice system that often fails to take their safety seriously ...

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