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

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

Mexico's torture epidemic: "I saw big clots of blood coming out"

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

Libya: Allegations of torture of As-Saadi al-Gaddafi and two others must be thoroughly investigated

21 August 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Damning findings of Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea require urgent response

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

Saudi Arabia: Every lash of Raif Badawi defies international law

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

Ban Ki-moon must challenge Uzbekistan over its appalling human rights record

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

Shadow of Impunity: Torture in Morocco and Western Sahara

19 May 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Mexico: Torture victim released after two decades behind bars

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

Russian activists threatened with criminal charges after raising torture allegations

11 March 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: 10 brutal facts beyond the Raif Badawi case

5 March 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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