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China businesswoman gets death sentence for fraud
... ff loans. The Xinhua report said Wu confessed but then retracted her confession in April. Rights group Amnesty International has said China put at least 1,718 people to death in 2008. Comment?
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Impunity and injustice are legacy of deadly July riots in Mongolia
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... riot in Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, and its aftermath, leaving a legacy of impunity and injustice, Amnesty International said in a report released on Friday. Amnesty International's report describes how hundreds of people were taken to police ... Comment?
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China businesswoman gets death sentence for fraud
... ff loans. The Xinhua report said Wu confessed but then retracted her confession in April. Rights group Amnesty International has said China put at least 1,718 people to death in 2008. Comment?
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Chinese Businesswoman Sentenced to Death for Fraud
... ff loans. The Xinhua report said Wu confessed but then retracted her confession in April. Rights group Amnesty International has said China put at least 1,718 people to death in 2008. Comment?
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Suspect faces prosecutors for Philippine massacre
... Amnesty urges quick end to Philippine martial law Amnesty urges quick end to Philippine martial law Amnesty International called on the Philippine government Tuesday to end martial law soon in a southern province, where troops cracked down on a ... Comment?
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China may seek return of fleeing Uighurs
... about the Uighurs, the Times said. A Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman gave no other details. Amnesty International has informed the Cambodian government it is prohibited under a 1951 convention from forcibly repatriating refugees to countries ... Comment?
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UN ombudsman to review list of terrorist suspects
... period of 18 months. A range of international human rights organizations, including London-based Amnesty International , hailed the resolution, which is believed to assure "an independent and effective review mechanism" and "relief, namely lifting ... Comment?
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Migrants tell of exploitation and detention
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... and human rights abuses. To mark International Migrants Day, migrants from around the globe have told Amnesty International how they have been exploited, detained and attacked on their search for a better life. Migrants living in Malaysia, South ... Comment?
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Humanitarian pressure on Fonterra grows
Amnesty International is escalating its call for Fonterra to condemn the executions of two people involved in the San Lu milk powder tragedy. Comment?
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Western Sahara: Hunger Striker Aminatou Haidar Returns Home
... popular on YouTube. British artists and intellectuals appealed to Prime Minister Gordon Brown to help. Amnesty International joined the urgent appeal to keep Haidar alive. The Robert F Kennedy Center for Jusatice and Human Rights sent staff to be ... Comment?
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Tijuana cops claim torture by Mexican Army
... and two major human rights organizations -- the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International. Francisco Javier Sanchez, coordinator for the Citizen Observatory of Human Rights in Baja California, said that four cases were ... Comment?
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... and by Operation Cast Lead. The legal system in Britain is "distorted," the Goldstone report "lies," Amnesty International is "anti-Semitic" and Human Rights Watch is "hostile." Even if we do accept these imaginary truths that we have automatically ... Comment?
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Remembering invisible victims on 'International Migrants Day'
... to bring to light these atrocities. 18 December is the United Nations International Migrants day, and Amnesty International is marking the date by calling on governments globally to ensure that the human rights of migrants are protected and ... Comment?
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U.N. council streamlines terror sanctions delisting
... will satisfy the courts that the process is entirely defensible, fair and transparent." Rights group Amnesty International called the resolution "a welcome first step," but said it "still falls far short of an independent and effective review ... Comment?
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Terror suspect released from Ontario prison for second time
... n. His lawyer, Barbara Jackman, has said his conviction should be disregarded by Canadian courts since Amnesty International has deemed the process "grossly unfair." Comment?
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Tijuana police officers claim they were tortured by Mexican Army
... and two major human rights organizations - the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International. Francisco Javier Sanchez, coordinator for the Citizen Observatory of Human Rights in Baja California, said that four cases were ... Comment?
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SPAIN: One Month into Hunger Strike, 'Sahrawi Gandhi' in ICU
... of international support, from the British parliament to Nobel laureates and human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Known as the "Sahrawi Gandhi", she has been forcibly disappeared, held and tortured in Moroccan ... Comment?
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U.N. council streamlines terror sanctions delisting
... will satisfy the courts that the process is entirely defensible, fair and transparent." Rights group Amnesty International called the resolution "a welcome first step," but said it "still falls far short of an independent and effective review ... Comment?
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Cambodia: Pressure grows over Uyghur asylum seekers
... the Uyghurs but declined to name it, citing concerns that China would pressure it to close its doors. Amnesty International on 16 December urged Cambodia's deputy prime minister and minister of interior, Sar Kheng, to ensure a fair asylum process ... Comment?
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BBC Labels War on Terror Board Game 'Historically Important'
... Spanish and Estonian. War on Terror meanwhile continues to draw accolades from across the spectrum. Amnesty International, a regular stockist, called the game "genius satire" and recently it was ranked #5 in The Independent's "50 Best Board Games" ... Comment?
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