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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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Libya: Shameful EU Policies Fuel Surge in Detention of Migrants and Refugees

16 May 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Egypt: The use of indefinite solitary confinement against prisoners amounts to torture

7 May 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

UN Committee tells Cameroon to put an end to torture by security forces in the fight against Boko Haram

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

Egypt: Investigate apparent torture and death in custody of Coptic man

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

Cameroon's Secret Torture Chambers: Human Rights Violations and War Crimes in the Fight Against Boko Haram

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

Morocco/Western Sahara: Torture Allegations Cast Shadow over Trial

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

Russian authorities must investigate new allegations of extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

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

Mexico: New torture law, glimmer of hope that must translate into justice

26 April 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Nepal: Need Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts

20 April 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Israel must end 'unlawful and cruel' policies towards Palestinian prisoners

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

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