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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: Women human rights defenders still under attack, four years after activist's assassination

25 June 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Israel: Decision to expel HRW country director exposes growing intolerance of criticism

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

Australia: Scrap proposed laws that would suffocate NGOs and create a climate of secrecy

27 April 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

DRC: A year after the murder of two UN experts but no justice yet

27 March 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Turkey: Global figures join call to "end gross injustice" as trial of Amnesty Chair and Director and other rights activists resumes

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

Turkey: Charges filed against jailed Amnesty staff and rights defenders must be rejected

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

UN: Breakthrough resolution establishes expert group to investigate violations in Yemen

29 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

South Sudan: UN must boost civilian protection as Lacroix visits IDP camps

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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