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Report       AMR 53/001/2008

Venezuela: Ending domestic violence in Venezuela (summary report)
16 July 2008

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Report       AMR 53/002/2008

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15 July 2008

The eight Bahrainis named above were released without charge on 12 July, and have returned to Bahrain.

Urgent Action       MDE 23/026/2008

Croatia: Set of recommendations to combat impunity of war crimes
14 July 2008

This briefing paper focuses on Amnesty International’s concern in relation to an ongoing problem of impunity for war crimes. It identifies the main obstacles in ...

Report       EUR 64/004/2008

UK Ministry of Defence agrees to compensate Iraqi torture victims ...
14 July 2008

The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being torturedover a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq,will be paid compensation ...

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USA: Guantánamo: Day two of military judge questioning 9/11 ...
11 July 2008

On 10 July 2008, military commission judge US Marine Colonel Ralph Kohlmann held further proceedings to question the five men accused of orchestrating the attacks ...

Document       AMR 51/077/2008

Libya: Amnesty International warns against deportation of ...
11 July 2008

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Document       MDE 19/007/2008

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): Mandate of the ...
11 July 2008

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Document       MDE 15/028/2008

Mexico: Fear for safety
11 July 2008

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Urgent Action       AMR 41/031/2008

Chad: Security forces shot dead 68 people in an attempt to arrest ...
10 July 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 20/006/2008 (Public). 10 July 2008. Chad. Security forces shot dead 68 people ...

Document       AFR 20/006/2008