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Amnesty International  Report 2013


 
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Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil's medieval prison system
15 April 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. FEATURE. AI index: AMR 19/004/2013. 15 April 2013. Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil's medieval prison system ...

PressItem       AMR 19/004/2013

El Salvador: woman denied life saving medical intervention
15 April 2013

UA: 93/13 Index: AMR 29/001/2013 El Salvador Date: 15 April 2013. URGENT ACTION WOMAN DENIED LIFE SAVING MEDICAL INTERVENTION Beatriz ...

Urgent Action       AMR 29/001/2013

USA: Joint Letter to President Obama re: Shared Concerns Regarding ...
11 April 2013

April 11, 2013. The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500. ...

Open Letter       AMR 51/017/2013

Cuba: Further information: Cuban prisoner of conscience freed ...
11 April 2013

Independent journalist and prisoner of conscience Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias was released on 9 April after spending almost seven months in prison without charge ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/004/2013

Mexico: Further information: Safety concerns for migrants' shelter ...
11 April 2013

There are increasing concerns for the safety of staff and migrants at La 72 migrants' shelter in Tenosique, southern state of Tabasco, Mexico. This follows further ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/018/2013

Mexico: Human rights organization attacked in Mexico
8 April 2013

The office of a human rights organization in Chihuahua in northern Mexico has been attacked. This could be connected to their work on human rights and the staff's ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/017/2013

Mexico: Further information: Threats due to wind farm opposition ...
5 April 2013

Human rights organization and activists continue to be threatened and harassed believed to be as a result of their opposition to the construction of a wind farm ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/016/2013

Colombia: Further Information: Trade unionists receive more death ...
4 April 2013

Several trade unionists in the mining industry have received further death threats from Colombian paramilitaries.

Urgent Action       AMR 23/016/2013

Letter Writing Marathon 2012: Final report
3 April 2013

In 2012, 12 cases of individuals and communities whose human rights have been violated were given huge international public attention by Amnesty International. ...

Report       ACT 30/022/2013

Amnesty International | Iconic British band The Cure promoting ...
2 April 2013

Iconic British band The Cure are promoting Amnesty International's new “My Body, My Rights” campaign on their eight-date tour of South America in April.

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