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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:06 PM

Amnesty International

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Amnesty International
Type: Organization
Name: Amnesty International
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess human rights situation
The Singaporean parliament should enact new legislation protecting freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today, after a magazine and its editor agreed to pay S$405,000 (Approximately US$290,000) following a fine by the countrys highest court ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
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Barack Obama
USA: Amnesty International Urges Obama to Publicly Speak about Human Rights in China
(Washington)-- T. Kumar, Amnesty International USA's director for international advocacy and one of the foremost experts on Asia, issued the following statement prior to President Barack Obamas trip to Asia including China: Amnesty International is a ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
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Irene Khan
Amnesty International Chief Blasts Australia's 'Panic' Over Asylum Seekers
The head of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, says the Australian government should close its immigration detention center on Christmas Island. On a visit to Australia, Khan accuses the conservative opposition of exploiting voters' fears about asylum ... [Digital Chosun - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Rights Group: China Must End Harassment
Chinese officials must stop harassing and detaining human rights activists targeted during U.S. President Obama's visit, Amnesty International said Friday.Government security forces kept dozens of lawyers and activists under house arrest or surveillance ... [OfficialWire - 16 hours ago]
First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
USA: Open Letter to the President
The Honorable Barack Obama,President of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500Dear Mr. President:On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I urge you to candidly address human rights concerns in India during your ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Government Must Hold Fair Trials to Ensure Justice for Victims of Mutiny, Says New Amnesty International Report
Amnesty International Denounces Alleged Torture of Detainees and Calls on Authorities to Provide Fair Trials in Accordance with International Standards(Washington)-- The Bangladesh government must ensure justice for the victims of the February 2009 Bangladesh ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Iran: Authorities must stop imminent execution of Kurdish man
The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of enmity against God over his alleged membership of a proscribed Kurdish organization, Amnesty International said today.Sherko Moarefi was transferred ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Danish government must arrest Sudan president if he attends Copenhagen climate conference, says Amnesty
The Danish government must arrest Sudanese President al Bashir if he attends the Copenhagen climate conference next month, said Amnesty International today. Amnesty has learned that the Danish government has invited President al Bashir, who is wanted ... [Amnesty International UK - 17 hours ago]
Entities: Arrests, Amnesty, Copenhagen
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Children's rights 20th anniversary: Amnesty appeal to Albania to stop placing kids in orphanages unecessarily
On the 20th anniversary of the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of the Child today (20 November), Amnesty International calls on the Albanian authorities to ensure that children are not placed in orphanages unnecess ... [Amnesty International UK - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Egyptian Military Court of Appeals fails to rectify injustice
Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and calls on the authorities to stop trying civilians in military ... [Amnesty International - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Soldiers convicted for ill-treatment of conscientious objector in Turkey
Amnesty International has welcomed the conviction of three Turkish soldiers for “intentionally wounding” a conscientious objector while he was in military custody.A military court in Istanbul sentenced the soldiers to three months and 10 days' imprisonment ... [Amnesty International - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Time for world leaders to ratify disappearances treaty
Amnesty International has called on world leaders to help prevent enforced disappearances by urging them to ratify a landmark treaty at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced ... [Amnesty International - 20 hours ago]

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...about the continuing use of restrictive laws and civil defamation suits in Singapore to penalise and silence peaceful critics of the government. "If Singapore has pretensions to being an international commercial center, especially in the age of the internet, its legislature must immediately act to bring the country in line with commonly accepted concepts of free expression and media activity" said Sam Zarifi
Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess human rights situation [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
...4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This stipulates that "no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country" . Aminatou Haidar must be permitted to return to Laayoune immediately and unconditionally, and the Moroccan authorities should return her travel and...
Morocco/Western Sahara: Expulsion of human rights defender reflects growing intolerance [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Costa told Amnesty International: "I can't believe in justice any more. I am not informed. There is no respect ... They just want us to forget. If you do not have money to pay nothing happens" . In the report titled, 'I Can't Believe in Justice Anymore': Obstacles to Justice for Unlawful Killings by Police in Mozambique, Amnesty International...
Mozambique: Unlawful Police Killings Carried Out with Near Impunity [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
...national and global trust in the rulerule of law by making sure that the civilian courts, which will be trying the accused, deliver justice. "The mutiny was brutal and led to the killing of civilians and army officers who died in horrific circumstances. Its vital that the government of Bangladesh brings the perpetrators of these crimes to justice in a manner that is compatible with international law" , said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International's Bangladesh researcher
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Government Must Hold Fair Trials to Ensure Justice for Victims of Mutiny, ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]

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THE GATHERING. Bringing Human Rights Home This ... [Amnesty International Irish Section - 1 hour ago]
Russia a step closer to abolishing the death pe... [Big News Network - 1 hour ago]
Democratic Republic of Congo: More prosecutions... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Australia: Government must end state-sponsored ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Girls Working as Domestic Help in Haiti are Vir... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
USA: Open Letter to the President [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Morocco/Western Sahara: Expulsion of human righ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
USA: Amnesty International Urges Obama to Publi... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Egypt: AI Report Urges Protection for Cairo's P... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
US: Reform Afghanistan Detention Policy as New ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Mozambique: Unlawful Police Killings Carried Ou... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
USA: Amnesty International Calls Transfer of 9/... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Iran: Authorities must stop imminent execution ... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Government Must Hold Fai... [Amnesty International USA - 3 hours ago]
UN: Investigators Call for Gaza War Crimes Inqu... [Third World Network - 3 hours ago]
Obama should come forward to help cease grass h... [South Asian News Agency - 7 hours ago]
D.C. protest demands ‘Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal’ [Emerging Minds - 8 hours ago]
Many detainees were just farmers, Afghan offici... [Globe and Mail - 9 hours ago]
Amnesty International Chief Blasts Australia's ... [Digital Chosun - 12 hours ago]
Vietnamese Priest Moved From Prison to Hospital [Zenit - 12 hours ago]
UNPO Speaks About Indigenous Issues at the Euro... [United Nations and Peoples Organisation - 12 hours ago]
RIGHTS-MEXICO: State Held Responsible for Three... [Inter Press Service - 13 hours ago]
Israel deserves respect in global forums [The Australian - 15 hours ago]
Rights Group: China Must End Harassment [OfficialWire - 16 hours ago]
Danish government must arrest Sudan president i... [Amnesty International UK - 17 hours ago]
China: Activists under threat after Obama visit [Amnesty International UK - 17 hours ago]
Australian ministers criticised over Oceanic Vi... [ABC Radio Australia - 18 hours ago]
Timeline: Saudi Arabia [BBC - 19 hours ago]
Rights group: China must end harassment [UPI - 20 hours ago]
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Congratulations! WOZA to get the Kennedy award [This is Zimbabwe - 22 hours ago]
Receiving an AI award: Nov 2008 Via The Washington Times:  Her hair tightly woven into an African-style braid, Jenni Williams raises her arm in the air as she asks ...
No Amnesty on Khan’s nonsense [Andrew Bolt - 11/19/2009]
Why does Amnesty International boss Irene Khan - who rated John Howard alongside Robert Mugabe and the… ...
Jillian York: Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar D... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009]
This article originally appeared on Global Voices Online, November 18, 2009. Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara ...
Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported [Global Voices Online - 11/18/2009]
Photo of Aminatou Haidar by saharauiak Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco).  Born in 1967, she was “disappeared” ...
Andy Borowitz: Detainees Moved to DMV; Could Be... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/17/2009]
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In a plan that would solve the thorny problem of where to transfer the detainees currently held at Guantanamo, Attorney ...
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Audio/Video

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Amnesty International's campaign against domest... [The Guardian - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Claim Israel curbs Palestinian water [Reuters Video: Top News - 10/27/2009]
Amnesty logs Gaza 'war crimes' [Reuters Video: Top News - 07/02/2009]
Life On Line #9, June 15th 2009 [Mefeedia Video Tag : cancer - 06/15/2009]
Life On Line #9, June 15th 2009 [Mefeedia Video Tag : cancer - 06/15/2009]
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