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| Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases | ||
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| Description | Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization. | |
| Webmaster | Amnesty International | |
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| Language | en | |
| Cluster bomb ban treaty takes effect worldwide | ||
| Published: | 1280638800 | |
| Description: | The groundbreaking disarmament and humanitarian treaty bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions. | |
| DRC: Justice urged for murder of human rights defender | ||
| Published: | 1280466000 | |
| Description: | The Democratic Republic of the Congo must bring to justice those responsible for the murder a human rights defender five years ago, Amnesty International and Minority Rights Group International said | |
| Iran: Must release or try U.S. hikers held without charge for a year | ||
| Published: | 1280466000 | |
| Description: | Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three U.S. nationals who have been detained without charge or trial for a year. | |
| China: Uighur language web managers must be released | ||
| Published: | 1280466000 | |
| Description: | Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges. | |
| Egypt must drop charges against three activists | ||
| Published: | 1280466000 | |
| Description: | Amnesty International has urged the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against two leading human rights activists and a well-known blogger whose trial is expected to conclude in Cairo on Saturday | |