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Friday 12 December 2008
As the Spanish authorities prepare to extradite Murad Gasayev to the Russian Federation Amnesty International called for these proceedings to be halted immediately as
Friday 12 December 2008
The Brazilian Supreme Court’s vote in favour of the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation is a victory for all Indigenous Peoples in the country, said Amnesty Internat
Friday 12 December 2008
"The US Senate inquiry acknowledges what has long been apparent – that the abuse of detainees in the ‘war on terror’ was not just due to a &lsqu
Friday 12 December 2008
Amnesty International is calling on the Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested and tried for exercising peacefully their ri
Thursday 11 December 2008
“The EU and European states should show leadership and heed Portugal’s call to put the need to protect Guantánamo detainees who cannot return to t
Wednesday 10 December 2008
(Johannesburg, December 10, 2008) – With three human rights defenders abducted in less than one week by people suspected of working on behalf of the Zimbabwean a
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Amnesty International today called on governments to make the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) a time for action not just for celeb
Tuesday 9 December 2008
As anti-government demonstrations continue in Greece for the fourth day running, Amnesty International calls for a clear commitment by the authorities to end the unl
Tuesday 9 December 2008

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In November and early December Amnesty International delegates took part in field missions to the Democratic

Monday 8 December 2008
As the new European Union (EU)-led mission takes over responsibilities from the UN mission in Kosovo on 9 December, Amnesty International calls for urgent measures t

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Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture

10 May 2013

A female lawyer in Sudan who was arrested on 4 May and whose whereabouts are still unknownis at risk of torture.