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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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Uganda: Arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force hindering debate in run-up to elections

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

Macedonia: Tear gas and rubber bullets as border tensions mount

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

Tunisia: Sweeping crackdown signals abuse of emergency measures

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

Deadly attacks risk casting a shadow over human rights in Tunisia

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

Israel/OPT: All deliberate attacks on civilians reprehensible and unjustified

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

Guinea: Unarmed people shot in back and beaten to death by security forces in Conakry

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

Fiji: Independent investigation into all past abuses must follow torture trial

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

What I saw in Issawiya was the collective punishment of thousands of people

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

Congo-Brazzaville: Restraint needed as protesters clash with security forces

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

Human rights after the coup in Burkina Faso

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

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