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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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Use of Force: Guidelines for Implementation of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials

7 September 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Iran: Halt execution of young man in case riven with doubt

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

Turkey: Draconian reforms give police wide-ranging powers to repress dissent

27 April 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Gambia: Soldiers sentenced to death in secret trial must not be executed

1 April 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Ireland: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Sessional Reports

Montenegro: Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee: 112th session, 7-31 October 2014

7 October 2014 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Egypt: New leader faces rights crisis

10 June 2014 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Ukraine: The Human Rights Council must call on Ukraine to protect the right to life, and to ensure that all human rights abuses are promptly, effectively and independently investigated

3 June 2014 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories: Trigger-happy: Israel's use of excessive force in the West Bank

27 February 2014 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Nigeria: Unlawful killings by Boko Haram may constitute crimes against humanity

6 November 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Speeches/Statements

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