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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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Lucky to be alive after rape and childhood pregnancy

14 August 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

11-year-old rape survivor gives birth as Paraguay upholds draconian anti-abortion law

13 August 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Paraguay: Raped 10-year-old girl continues to be denied the option of an abortion despite national and global outrage

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

Americas: Indigenous people's long struggle to defend their rights in the Americas

8 August 2014 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

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