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7 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

A Saudi executioner prepares to behead a convicted drug dealer in Jeddah in this 1985 image

A Saudi executioner prepares to behead a convicted drug dealer in Jeddah in this 1985 image.

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Amnesty stages 'sleepwalk' protest as Lords vote

As the Lords voted against the 42 days detention limit, dozens of Amnesty International supporters donned pyjamas in Leeds for a "mass sleepwalk" in protest against the measure.

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Sun Oct 12, 2008

Amnesty International USA

Angola bad choice to host World Habitat Day

In a joint letter to the Executive Director of The United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT, who organized the event, Amnesty International, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, the Habitat ...

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Related Topix: World News, Angola, Africa, Activism, Charitable Organizations

Sat Oct 11, 2008

News-Star

Activist: Death penalty law creates other victims

Amy Fontana of Monroe has taken a fortuitous path on the way to becoming a state death penalty abolition coordinator for Amnesty International, a worldwide organization that advocates for human rights and the ...

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Activism, Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro, Charitable Organizations

Madison Publishing

Amnesty International protests death penalty use worldwide

Anti-death penalty activists staged a mock hanging outside the Japanese embassy today to mark the European day against the death penalty, calling on nations around the world to stop executions.

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Fri Oct 10, 2008

Amnesty International

salutes Nobel Peace Laureate, 2008

Amnesty International today paid tribute to Martti Ahtisaari, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, recognized for his important work around the world in conflict resolution in places where grave human ...

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XtraMSN Real Estate

Amnesty urges India, S.Korea and Taiwan to end executions

India, South Korea and Taiwan should join the global trend and immediately establish a moratorium on the death penalty, rights group Amnesty International said Friday.

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Thu Oct 09, 2008

Daily Times

'Open Your Eyes': 'World Day Against the Death Penalty'

The slogan of this year's observance is 'Open Your Eyes'. In 2006, Pakistan was one of the six countries where 91 percent of the world's executions were carried out.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, World News, Pakistan, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Prison, Pakistan People's Party

Amnesty International USA

Protect civilians affected by the Georgia-Russia conflict

Amnesty International findings indicate that all parties to the Georgia-Russia conflict have committed serious human rights violations.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, World News, Georgia

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Siber News

Warring Parties in Sri Lanka should spare Civilians - Amnesty

The London-Based rights group Amnesty International reminded all warring parties in Sri Lanka through its press release: The press release said, all warring parties are legally bound to obey the rules of ...

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Related Topix: Sri Lanka, World News, Asia, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Explosion,

World People's Blog

Andrew Clapham - England

Andrew is Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights ADH and a Professor of Public International Law at its Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in ...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

AllAfrica.com

South Africa: Displaced At Risk as Camps Close

Amnesty International today said that those displaced by May's xenophobic violence in South Africa face serious threats to their safety, as the last remaining camps for the displaced are closed and their ...

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa, South Africa

Palestine Chronicle

The Hurndall Case: Killing with Impunity

HURNDALL CASE: ISRAELI MILITARY FORCES STILL KILL CIVILIANS WITH 'NEAR-TOTAL IMPUNITY' Ahead of a new television drama based on the controversial killing in 2004 in Gaza of British national Tom Hurndall , ...

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Mon Oct 06, 2008

Amnesty International USA

Mexico

Forty years after one of the worst incidents of mass killing in Mexico's history, the Mexican government still hasn't given answers to questions surrounding the massacre that took place in Mexico City, said ...

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Sun Oct 05, 2008

CFRB

Rallies planned in Toronto, Ottawa asking for Omar Khadr's return

Rallies are being held in Toronto and Ottawa today demanding that Omar Khadr be returned home.

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Daily Times

Amnesty International appeals for aid for displaced persons

'Both the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as international forces operating in Afghanistan have a legal obligation to provide safe passage, consistent security and humanitarian assistance to the ...

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Women's eNews

Mass Stigma Scars Congo's Rape Survivors

A psychologist in a Congo hospital says decades of war have produced a rape-friendly culture with a double standard.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Express

Khan defends police after bad Amnesty report

ATTORNEY Israel Khan, SC, has defended the Police Service in the wake of the latest Amnesty International report on the country, which was heavily critical of the conduct of police officers.

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

Gulf Times

Christian groups say politics behind spate of attacks

Cheenath compared the violence to the slaughter of over 2,000 Muslims in Gujarat in 2002.

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Amnesty International

Press Officer - General

Job Title: Press Officer - General Team: Press Office Programme: Media and Audiovisual Programme Recruit Reference: MAV/08/10 Amnesty International is seeking a General Press Officer to join the press office as ...

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