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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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Nigeria: Families of hundreds of Shi'a Muslims killed in Zaria still await justice

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

Afghanistan: Attack on Shia mosque is a horrific crime

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

Bahrain: End heightened crackdown on peaceful critics

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

Iraq: Militia war crimes in Muqdadiya highlight authorities' persistent failures to hold them to account

5 February 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iraq: Authorities turn blind eye to Shi'a militia vicious reprisal killings

5 February 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for at least 50 on death row, including Shi'a activists

26 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: Fears grow that three young activists could soon be executed

16 October 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Iraq: Barwana massacre - Botched investigation, families waiting for justice

10 June 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

A deadly spiral of sectarian violence - a year on from IS onslaught on Iraq

10 June 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia must protect Shi'a minority in wake of horrific mosque attacks

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

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