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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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Chad: Increasing use of repressive laws amid brutal crackdown on human rights activists

14 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

'Your brother has been killed,' the Myanmar soldier said. 'You can come out of hiding and take him.'

13 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Peru: Authorities neglect Indigenous Peoples exposed to contaminated water

13 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for teen tortured to "confess" to protest-related crimes

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

'We Need Support, Not Pity' - Last Chance for Justice for Bosnia's Wartime Rape Survivors

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Crimea: Crimean Tatar leader sentenced to eight years in penal colony following sham trial

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Release 24 Nubian activists detained after protest calling for respect of their cultural rights

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Reports Israeli government plans to retaliate against Amnesty International over settlements campaign

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

"My time in jail has made me even more committed": Salil Shetty meets Amnesty Turkey's jailed director

12 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members

11 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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