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Canada: Court decision in Kilwa Massacre case denies right to ...
1 February 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: AMR 20/002/2012. 1 February 2012. Court decision in Kilwa Massacre case denies right ...

Public Statement       AMR 20/002/2012

CANADA / USA: Visit to Canada of former US President George W. ...
12 October 2011

CANADA / USA VISIT TO CANADA OF FORMER US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND CANADIAN OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO THE ...

Report       AMR 51/080/2011

Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush | Amnesty ...
12 October 2011

Amnesty International today urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for his role in torture, ahead ...

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Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush | Amnesty ...
12 October 2011

Failure by Canada to take action during a visit by the former US President would violate the UN Convention against Torture.

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Syria: Campaign to silence protesters overseas revealed | Amnesty ...
4 October 2011

Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of ...

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Campaign to silence Syrian protesters overseas revealed | Amnesty ...
3 October 2011

A new Amnesty International report says that activists in Europe and the Americas highlighting abuses in Syria have been harassed and intimidated.

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Americas: Sacrificing rights in the name of development ...
5 August 2011

In the Americas laws there is an entrenched discriminatory attitude against Indigenous peoples. On the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, Amnesty ...

Report       AMR 01/001/2011

Development must not trump indigenous rights in the Americas ...
4 August 2011

Across the Americas, Indigenous Peoples are seen as standing in the way of commercial interests and their human rights are consistently violated.

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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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The Wire October 2010. Vol. 40, Issue 005
1 October 2010

1) A daily battle for survival in Haiti 2) LiveWire: Burundi: A question of justice; Omar Khadr: Trial begins, but will it continue?; Amnesty International goes ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/005/2010