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Amnesty International urges members of the General Assembly’s ...
18 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 18 November 2009. AI Index: IOR 41/031/2009. Amnesty International urges members of the General ...

Document       IOR 41/031/2009

Stopping the Terror Trade: How human rights rules in an arms trade ...
5 October 2009

An effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) should be one that helps to protect lives, livelihoods and rights. The treaty should protect the ability of states to lawfully ...

Report       ACT 30/006/2009

Myanmar: Jailed activist denied vital medical treatment: Robert ...
28 September 2009

Imprisoned pro-democracy activist Robert San Aung is in need of urgent medical attention: he has lost the sight in one eye since he was moved to the north-western ...

Urgent Action       ASA 16/007/2009

Myanmar: US Citizen Tortured in Yangon
24 September 2009

Trusted sources have reported to Amnesty international that male activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin was tortured and suffered other ill-treatment whilst in detention in Insein ...

Urgent Action       ASA 16/006/2009

Myanmar: Burmese human rights activist arrested: Kyaw Zaw Lwin ...
11 September 2009

Kyaw Zaw Lwin (also known as Nyi Nyi Aung), a male Burmese human rights activist who works for the Thai-based campaign group, Forum for Democracy in Burma, was ...

Urgent Action       ASA 16/005/2009

Myanmar: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s new sentence "shameful" ...
11 August 2009

Today’s guilty verdict against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by a court in Myanmar has been described by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan as "shameful ...

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s new sentence 'shameful' | Amnesty ...
11 August 2009

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader has been sentenced to a further 18 months’ house arrest. She has been detained for over 13 of the past 20 years, mostly under house ...

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of ...
27 July 2009

Amnesty International today announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being awarded its most prestigious honour – the “Ambassador of Conscience” Award f.

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Opposition leader's detention keeps spotlight on Myanmar | Amnesty ...
1 June 2009

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's continued detention in Myanmar puts the humanrights spotlight on a country that has denied both economic rights andfreedom of expression

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UN Security Council must step in to support Aung San Suu Kyi ...
14 May 2009

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces trial on Mondayafter an American man is alleged to have swum across the lake infront of her house and stayed there

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