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Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Its mission is to undertake research and action focussed on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International has more than a million members and supporters in over 140 countries and territories. It is impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion or religious creed. It is financed largely by subscriptions and donations from its worldwide membership.  Website: www.amnesty.org
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Op-ed: The world must not forget the jailed journalists of Ethiopia

10 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Continued detention of photojournalist Shawkan for more than 800 days is an affront to press freedom

10 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Azerbaijan: Release of Leyla Yunus should spur freedom for all prisoners of conscience

9 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Viet Nam: End wave of brutal attacks against human rights defenders

9 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Gambia: Release peaceful protesters and community members arbitrarily detained

30 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Venezuela: Killing of opposition politician sparks fears of spiralling violence

26 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Treated Like Criminals: DRC's Race To Silence Dissent In The Run Up To Elections

26 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: UN expert working group highlights appalling record on unlawful detention of peaceful activists

23 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Angola: Trial of 15 activists after five months in detention a travesty of justice

13 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

UN Security Council must press Burundi authorities to tackle human rights crisis

9 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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