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Amnesty International  Report 2013


 
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Political leaders challenged to deliver on Arms Trade Treaty ...
3 June 2013

As 67 states signed the landmark Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International today challenged governments to deliver on their promises to rapidly and rigorously implement ...

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Turkey: Disgraceful use of excessive police force in Istanbul ...
1 June 2013

Urgent steps must be taken by the Turkish authorities to prevent further deaths and injuries and allow protesters access to their fundamental rights, as well as ...

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Turkey must halt brutal police repression and investigate abuses ...
31 May 2013

More than a hundred people are reported to have been injured after police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse a peaceful protest against the destruction ...

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Amnesty International | Tunisian FEMEN activist must be released
31 May 2013

A 19-year-old Tunisian activist for the FEMEN network is facing further accusations after having been convicted and fined on Thursday for the possession of a self ...

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El Salvador: Government must act immediately to save young woman's ...
31 May 2013

El Salvador's Minister of Health suggested an early cesarean section could be performed to preserve the health and life of a seriously ill pregnant woman.

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Amnesty International | El Salvador: Government must act ...
31 May 2013

Swift medical action is desperately needed to save a young woman's life, Amnesty International said after El Salvador's Minister of Health suggested an early cesarean ...

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Amnesty International | Turkey must halt brutal police repression ...
31 May 2013

The Turkish authorities must order police to stop using excessive force against peaceful protesters in Istanbul and immediately investigate alleged abuses, said ...

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In harm's way – Bahraini children jailed in adult prisons ...
31 May 2013

Children as young as 15 are tried as adults in Bahrain, in violation of the country's obligations to treat all child suspects in accordance with the rules and principles ...

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Dominican Republic: Murder of a Haitian migrant during deportation ...
31 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: AMR 27/006/2013. 31 May 2013. Dominican Republic: Murder of a Haitian migrant during ...

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India: Maoist attack puts civilians at risk of further violence ...
30 May 2013

The killing of 24 people in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on 25 May could further escalate violence in the state, putting more civilians at risk.

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