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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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Governments increasingly resorting to the death penalty to combat crime and terrorism

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

Iraqi journalist at risk of torture: Ja'far al-Nasrawi

19 July 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iraqi authorities must stop clampdown on peaceful protest

1 June 2011 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iraqi activists' torture allegations spark fears for detained protesters

10 March 2011 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

"Disappearances": Unresolved Cases Since the Early 1980s

1 October 1997 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

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