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Mexico: Killing of two children by Mexican army must be ...
18 June 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 41/044/2010. 18 June 2010. Mexico: Killing of two children by Mexican army must ...

Public Statement       AMR 41/044/2010

USA: Texas executes man three decades after crime
16 June 2010

David Lee Powell was executed in the US state of Texas on 15 June for the murder of a police officer committed in May 1978. He had been on death row for more than ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/050/2010

Mexico: Policemen force entry into women's shelter
16 June 2010

Heavily armed policemen forced their way into a Mexican women's shelter on 9 June. This has threatened the safety and security of the women inside, many of whom ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/043/2010

USA: Further information: Utah Board denies clemency; lawsuit ...
16 June 2010

On 14 June, the Board of Pardons and Parole in Utah, USA, denied clemency to Ronnie Lee Gardner. His lawyers have filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/051/2010

Canada: From homeland to oil sands: The impact of oil and gas ...
16 June 2010

More than 2600 oil and gas wells have been drilled on Lubicon Cree land in Canada. This intensive development has taken place against the wishes of the Lubicon ...

Report       AMR 20/002/2010

Colombia: Soldiers found guilty of killing husband of Indigenous ...
14 June 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 23/023/2010. 14 June 2010. Colombia: Soldiers found guilty of killing husband of Indigenous leader. ...

Public Statement       AMR 23/023/2010

Human rights concerns in South Africa during the World Cup ...
11 June 2010

As the spotlight focuses on the world's greatest football tournament, Amnesty International highlights some of the human rights issues facing the host nation ...

Story      

Pakistan: 'As if Hell fell on me': The human rights crisis in ...
10 June 2010

Some four million Pakistanis have been caught in a human rights and humanitarian crisis that has gripped northwest Pakistan since 2004. The conflict and associated ...

Report       ASA 33/004/2010

Bolivia: Amnesty International calls for reform of the justice ...
9 June 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 18/007/2010. 9 June 2010. Bolivia: Amnesty International calls for reform of ...

Public Statement       AMR 18/007/2010

Nicaragua: Amnesty International deplores government's rejection ...
9 June 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 43/003/2010. 9 June 2010. Nicaragua: Amnesty International deplores government's ...

Public Statement       AMR 43/003/2010