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Italy urged to stop mass expulsions
Thursday 28 October 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the Italian authorities to investigate urgently whether 68 people rescued at sea and then forcibly returned to Egypt within 48 hours were given the opportunity to apply for international protection
Heavy sentences for Viet Nam labour activists condemned
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Amnesty International has condemned the nine and seven-year prison sentences given to three activists in Viet Nam for carrying out their legitimate work on labour rights.
Morocco must investigate killing of 14-year old Sahrawi at protest site
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the Moroccan authorities to immediately investigate the fatal checkpoint shooting of a 14-year old boy outside a camp set up by Sahrawi protestors.
Pakistan: Investigate murder and torture of Baloch activists
Tuesday 26 October 2010
The Pakistani government must investigate the torture and killings of more than 40 Baloch leaders and political activists over the past four months, Amnesty International said today.
Former Saddam Hussain officials face death penalty
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Amnesty International today called on the Iraqi authorities not to execute former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz and two other former officials sentenced to death by a Baghdad court.
Guinea security forces used 'excessive force' in election protests
Monday 25 October 2010
Amnesty International calls on the Guinean authorities to investigate reports that police used excessive force to quell election protests in the capital Conakry during the past week, leaving one person dead, about 60 injured and more than 100 detained.
USA must address Omar Khadr rights violations following plea deal
Monday 25 October 2010
Amnesty International today called on the US authorities to address any human rights violations committed against Canadian national Omar Khadr, in spite if him pleading guilty to the charges against him at a military commission at the Guantánamo Bay detention centre.
Moscow mayor urged to protect freedom of assembly
Friday 22 October 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the new mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, to protect the right to peaceful assembly after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the city's recent banning of Pride marches was discriminatory
USA must investigate detainee abuse claims in Wikileaks files
Friday 22 October 2010
Amnesty International today called on the USA to investigate how much US officials knew about the torture and other ill-treatment of detainees held by Iraqi security forces after new evidence emerged in files released by the Wikileaks organization on Friday.
India: Government decision to reject Vedanta refinery expansion welcomed
Thursday 21 October 2010
Amnesty International today welcomed the Indian government's decision to reject plans for the expansion of an alumina refinery by a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources,in the state of Orissa.
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