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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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Burkina Faso: Difficult Journey Towards Human Rights Respect

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

El Salvador: Court fails to release woman unfairly jailed after suffering a stillbirth

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

Chile: Partial decriminalization of abortion, an important win for human rights

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

Honduras: Historic opportunity to decriminalize abortion

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

Refugees are in urgent need of protection from sexual and gender-based violence

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

Sierra Leone: Continued pregnancy ban in schools and failure to protect rights is threatening teenage girls' futures

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

Argentina: Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage, a step forward for human rights

17 August 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Syria: Fatal airstrike on maternity hospital a potential war crime

29 July 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

El Salvador: Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion

12 July 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

El Salvador: Release of woman jailed after miscarriage, a victory for human rights

20 May 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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