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Hundreds of people in Moldova were detained by police following demonstrations against the Parliamentary election results in April 2009. Many reported that they ...

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26 November 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of a dissentingTunisian journalist who has been jailed for six months on trumped upcharges after an unfair trial ...

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USA: Further information: Stay of execution lifted in Kenneth ...
26 November 2009

A federal court has lifted the stay of execution in the case of Kenneth Biros, who is now due to be put to death in Ohio on 8 December under the state’s new lethal ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/119/2009

The Gender Trap: Women, Violence and Poverty
25 November 2009

Most of the people living in poverty in the world are women. Discrimination is a key driver of poverty. In some countries discrimination against women is built ...

Report       ACT 77/009/2009

La trampa del género. Mujeres ,violencia y pobreza.
25 November 2009

La trampa del género. Mujeres ,violencia y pobreza.

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Yemen: Yemen’s dark side: Discrimination and violence against ...
25 November 2009

Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives. Their rights are routinely violated because Yemeni ...

Report       MDE 31/014/2009

Tajikistan: Violence is not just a family affair: Women face abuse ...
24 November 2009

Violence in the family is widespread in Tajikistan. This report reveals that women's rights are severely restricted in Tajikistan. The growing practice of unregistered ...

Report       EUR 60/001/2009

Danish government must arrest Sudanese President if he attends ...
20 November 2009

Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government hasinvited Sudanese President al Bashir to attend a meeting in Copenhagen on climate changein December ...

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Soldiers convicted for ill-treatment of conscientious objector in ...
19 November 2009

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Egyptian Military Court of Appeals fails to rectify injustice ...
19 November 2009

Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appealscourt to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the bannedMuslim Brotherhood organization ...

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