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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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Crimea In the dark: The Silencing of Dissent

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Egypt: Free journalist detained for over three years for taking photos

8 December 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Prominent women's rights activist arrested in worrying escalation

7 December 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia increases ruthless sentence in unfair trial of human rights defender to 11 years

1 December 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Yemen: Hospitals and medical workers under attack by anti-Huthi forces in Ta'iz

23 November 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Signing new NGO bill would be a "death warrant" for Egyptian rights groups

18 November 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Viet Nam: Crackdown on human rights amidst Formosa related activism

8 November 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Malaysia: Journalists at risk as threats to news site mount

4 November 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iran: Writer arrested in violent raid on her house following prison sentence for story about stoning

24 October 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Activists' murders turn Honduras into 'no-go zone' for environmental campaigners

19 October 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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