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Army’s so-called inquiry into cameraman's killing in Gaza a ...
15 August 2008

Amnesty International has described as scandalous the Israeli army'saccount of firing a tank shell that killed Reuters cameraman FadelShana as a "sound" decision ...

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India: Indigenous communities at risk of forced eviction in Orissa
14 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No ASA 20/017/2008. 14 August 2008. India: Indigenous communities at risk of forced eviction in Orissa. ...

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Sri Lanka: LTTE, government endangering lives of tens of thousands ...
14 August 2008

Thousands of families who fled the recent fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must be allowed to move to safer areas ...

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Lebanon: Amnesty International condemns Tripoli bomb attack
13 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 18/003/2008 (Public). 13 August 2008. Lebanon: Amnesty International condemns Tripoli bomb attack. ...

Document       MDE 18/003/2008

Russia and Georgia – Background to conflict | Amnesty ...
12 August 2008

After months of increased tension, and recent low-level hostilities,the conflict between Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetiaescalated in the early ...

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Mauritania: Amnesty International calls for the release of the ...
12 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 38/007/2008. 12 August 2008. Mauritania: Amnesty International calls for the ...

Document       AFR 38/007/2008

Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza | Amnesty International
12 August 2008

The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago hasleft the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped withdwindling resources and an economy ...

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Georgia/ Russian Federation: Civilian lives at risk
11 August 2008

The lives of civilians in the disputed region of South Ossetia and in Georgia are at risk. Heavy civilian casualties have been reported as a result of fighting ...

Urgent Action       EUR 56/005/2008

Georgia and Russia must protect civilians in South Ossetia ...
10 August 2008

Amnesty International has called on all sides to the conflict in SouthOssetia to fully respect international humanitarian law in order thatcivilians are protected ...

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No moving backwards for Myanmar | Amnesty International
8 August 2008

Twenty years after the brief flowering of people power in Myanmar,however, little has improved for the millions of people still sufferingunder repressive rule.

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