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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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Saudi Arabia: Arrest of two prominent activists a deadly blow for human rights

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

Singapore: Investigation into peaceful assembly is the latest effort to intimidate human rights defenders

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

Cambodia: Upcoming Human Rights Council session crucial as coordinated assault on political opposition, media and civil society continues ahead of 2018 election

4 September 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Kenya: Attempts to shut down human rights groups unlawful and irresponsible

15 August 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Kenya: Investigate police killings of pro-opposition protesters

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

Moldova: Last-minute changes to draft NGO law risk stifling civil society

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

Crimea: Release elderly Crimean Tatar locked up for holding up a placard

10 August 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

"Even when she was beaten in protests, she would join the next day"

28 July 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Venezuela: Ban on protests lays groundwork for mass human rights violations

28 July 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Turkey: Re-arrest of four human rights defenders a cruel and retrograde step

22 July 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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