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USA: Attorney General orders ‘preliminary review’ into CIA ...
26 August 2009

amnesty international. USA: Attorney General orders ‘preliminary review’ into CIA detention cases – full investigation long overdue. 25 August 2009. ...

Document       AMR 51/094/2009

USA: Denial of parole to Leonard Peltier after more than 32 years ...
21 August 2009

Amnesty International today regretted the US Parole Commission’s decision not to grant Leonard Peltier parole despite concerns about the fairness of his 1977 conviction ...

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US Supreme Court Order gives hope to Troy Davis | Amnesty ...
18 August 2009

In a 6-2 ruling, the nation's highest court decided that Davis shouldhave another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgiaputs him to death.

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Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on Medal of ...
10 August 2009

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is to receive the award from President Obama this week.

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Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on Medal of ...
10 August 2009

Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on being named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to be awarded by President Obama next week ...

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Americas: Solutions to the historic violation of Indigenous rights ...
7 August 2009

Indigenous peoples of THE americaS. From the northern most reaches of the Arctic to the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego, Indigenous ...

Report       AMR 01/004/2009

USA: War objectors’ freedom of conscience must be respected
6 August 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI index: AMR 51/089/2009. 6 August 2009. USA: War objectors’ freedom of conscience must be respected. ...

Document       AMR 51/089/2009

The Wire, August/September 2009. Vol. 39, issue 004
1 August 2009

1) A wound that never heals: International Day of the Disappeared 2) Algeria: Long wait for justice 3) Livewire: Seeking justice at the UN Human Rights Council; ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2009

Le Fil. Août/Septembre 2009
1 August 2009

Le Fil. Août/Septembre 2009

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2009

US Judge orders release of young Guantánamo detainee | Amnesty ...
31 July 2009

A US judge has ordered the release of a young Afghan detained in Guantánamo Bay after six and a half years in US custody.

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