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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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Egypt: Child 'raped with wooden stick by police officers' must be released

11 December 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

The new Ayotzinapa generation: "It is as if we are a stone in the government's shoe"

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

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

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

Israeli forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories must end pattern of unlawful killings

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

South Africa: Police must use restraint in response to student protests

22 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

Nepal: Police restraint urged as at least 20 more shot amid Constitution-related protests

21 September 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Hungary: Children separated from families by police amid border chaos

16 September 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Killing of 13-year-old boy in police shootout shows reckless security strategy

8 September 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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