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Afghanistan: Resumption of executions condemned
21 June 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 21 June 2011. Index: ASA 11/003/2011. Afghanistan: Resumption of executions condemned. Amnesty ...

Public Statement       ASA 11/003/2011

Annual Report 2011: Global Update: Events covering the period from ...
13 May 2011

The first four months of 2011 witnessed an unprecedented surge of ordinary people speaking up for their rights and demanding change. But the authorities' repressive ...

PressItem       POL 10/008/2011

The Afghan government must ensure independence of women's shelters ...
30 March 2011

The Afghan Ministry of Justice has drafted a regulation on Women's Protection Centres. Although the regulation envisions greater support and monitoring of shelters ...

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Amnesty International | Afghan citizens beaten in detention at ...
16 March 2011

Amnesty International has condemned the mistreatment of eight Afghan citizens awaiting deportation from Ukraine, who are being beaten by border guards and denied ...

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Afghanistan: Jeddah meeting should protect rights, not sacrifice ...
2 March 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 11/002/2011. 2 March 2011. Afghanistan: Jeddah meeting should protect rights, not sacrifice them. ...

Public Statement       ASA 11/002/2011

Australia's new Afghan prisoner policy could violate international ...
14 December 2010

Australia's new policy to transfer prisoners it holds in Afghanistan to Afghan and United States forces could put detainees at risk of torture and ill-treatment ...

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Open Letter to the Secretary General of NATO, ahead of NATO Summit ...
15 November 2010

Ref: TIGO IOR 30/2010.001. AI Index: IOR 30/002/2010. Mr Anders Fogh Rasmussen. NATO Secretary General. NATO Headquarters. Blvd Leopold III. 1110 Brussels. Belgium ...

Open Letter       IOR 30/002/2010

USA must address Omar Khadr rights violations following plea deal ...
25 October 2010

US authorities urged to address human rights violations committed against Canadian national in spite of him pleading guilty to the charges against him at a Guantánamo ...

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Afghan election candidates in fear of attacks | Amnesty ...
16 September 2010

Campaigners and voters also face threats and violence from the Taleban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to this month's parliamentary elections.

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