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Amnesty International  Report 2013


 
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China: Further information: Chinese activist's whereabouts unknown ...
20 March 2013

Chinese prisoner of conscience Zhu Chengzhi has been moved from his home – where he was under “residential surveillance” (a form of house arrest) – to an unknown ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/010/2013

Pakistan: Urgent measures required to address climate of impunity
18 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 33/003/2013. 18 March 2013. Pakistan: Urgent measures required to address climate of impunity. ...

Public Statement       ASA 33/003/2013

Sri Lanka: Submission to the UN Human Rights Council for the ...
15 March 2013

In Sri Lanka, the persistent failure to hold perpetrators accountable for human rights violations has fostered a persistent culture of impunity. Despite several ...

Document       ASA 37/010/2013

Japan: Amnesty International welcomes Japan's acceptance of ...
14 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 22/004/2013. 14 March 2013. Japan: Amnesty International welcomes Japan's acceptance ...

Public Statement       ASA 22/004/2013

Republic of Korea: Amnesty International welcomes the commitment ...
14 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 25/003/2013. 14 March 2013. Republic of Korea: Amnesty International welcomes ...

Public Statement       ASA 25/003/2013

Maldives: Further information: Government to protect 15-year-old ...
12 March 2013

The government of Maldives has recently committed to protecting a 15-year-old, who was found guilty of “fornication” and sentenced to house arrest and flogging. ...

Urgent Action       ASA 29/004/2013

Major powers fuelling atrocities: Why the world needs a robust ...
12 March 2013

Every year, thousands of people are killed, injured, raped and forced to flee from their homes as a result of abuses and atrocities committed with conventional ...

Document       ACT 30/001/2013

North Korea: UN Human Rights Council urged to set up Commission of ...
11 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. AI index: ASA 24/005/2013. 11 March 2013. North Korea: UN Human Rights Council urged to set up Commission of Inquiry. ...

PressItem       ASA 24/005/2013

The 'big five' in Arms Trade Treaty negotiations
11 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA BRIEFING. 11 March 2013 AI Index: ACT 30/017/2013. The 'big five' in Arms Trade Treaty negotiations. ...

PressItem       ACT 30/017/2013

India: Vote for a new law on violence against women in India
11 March 2013

The protests and public debate, which followed the rape and death of a 23-year-old student in Delhi in December 2012, have brought the need for better laws and ...

Open Letter       ASA 20/011/2013