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

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

Mexico's injustices fall like dominoes as two torture victims released in 24 hours due to illegal evidence

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

Nigeria: Man's death following beating by soldiers must be impartially investigated

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

Brazil: Fresh hope for justice after 10-year-old boy shot dead in military police operation

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

Israel/OPT: Investigate apparent extrajudicial execution at Hebron hospital

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

China: Torture and forced confessions rampant amid systematic trampling of lawyers' rights

11 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Mexico: Police officers who tortured woman into confessing to a crime must face justice

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

Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must protect Palestinian civilians in wake of settler attacks in Hebron

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

A time for justice in South Sudan

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

South Africa: Suspension of Police Commissioner an important step towards accountability for Marikana killings

15 October 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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