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Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
A Far Rockaway woman whose Ozone Park daughter and her unborn grandson were murdered went to Albany last week where she picked up the support of the state Right to Life Committeefor a bill that would treat killing a pregnant woman as two separate murders.
Amnesty International called on the Philippine government Tuesday to end martial law soon in a southern province, where troops cracked down on a powerful clan and its armed supporters blamed for the massacre of 57 people.
SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines (AP) - Amnesty International called on the Philippine government Tuesday to revoke martial law in a southern province, where troops cracked down on a powerful clan and its armed supporters blamed for the massacre of 57 people.
The Pittsburgh chapter of Amnesty International will host its 23rd annual "Write-a-thon" Thursday, inviting local residents to gather in Shadyside and pen letters protesting detentions and imprisonments around the world.
Gloria Steinem started out as an everyday woman who, after being moved by the stories of other women, put her passion into action. It has been written that Steinem was a voice for women's rights when women had no voice. Steinem celebrated her 75th birthday this year and with it a legacy that includes founding Ms Magazine and New York Magazine, co-creating Take Our Daughters to Work Day, starting ...
Decorating contest Community members are asked to nominate the best decorated home for the Sidney Herald’s holiday lighting contest. A People’s Choice award of $100 in Chamber bucks, sponsored by the Sidney Herald, will be given to the top decorated residence. Nominate a home by noon Friday through the Herald Web site, e-mail homespun@sidneyherald.com or by calling 433 ...
France must not deport a man convicted of terrorist acts to Algeria where he may be at risk of incommunicado detention and torture or other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today.
Park Center High School students added to their knowledge of international affairs by speaking with a women's rights leader from Afghanistan Nov. 13. The students, IB Diploma candidates, participated in a video conference with Suraya Pakzad.
LIMA, Peru – One of the top Native leaders in Peru, co-chief of the 70,000-member Awajun Tribe which took the brunt of the damage in the deadly June clashes against police, said the investigations into the death of 33 people appears headed in the wrong direction, but Natives still hope for a fair result.
Amnesty International has called on the United States government to establish a consistent, clear and credible mechanism to investigate civilian casualties resulting from military operations in Afghanistan. The statement follows President Obama?s recent commitment to sending 30,000 more troops to the region.
Inspired by the Activism that Helped Free Jailed Nigerian Revolutionary Fela Kuti, Tony Award-winning Director / Choreographer Bill T. Jones Highlights Amnesty International's Global Write-a-Thon to Free People Unjustly Imprisoned
Amnesty International has called for a clear, credible mechanism to investigate civilian casualties of military operations, as the US prepares to send in 30,000 more troops.
Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate the reported killing of seven civilians in an air raid attack in the Sa’da region of Yemen.
What does the banning of minarets in Switzerland really mean for Swiss Muslims and what are the implications and lessons for other European countries?
(Bujumbura, November 25, 2009) – Burundian authorities should immediately retract an ordinance outlawing the Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society (FORSC), an umbrella organization representing 146 Burundian civil society associations, said Amnesty International, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and Human Rights Watch in a joint statement issued today.
