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Amnesty to Defy Catholic Church Over Rape Victims' Abortion Rights
World  (tags: abortion, africa, rape, violence, human rights, amnesty international, catholic church )

Zen
- 2108 days ago - news.independent.co.uk
Amnesty International is set to defy the Vatican and risk the wrath of Catholics around the world over its decision to back abortion for rape victims. The decision, follows the use of mass rape as a political weapon in the conflict in Darfur.
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Rape in Darfur Persuaded Charity to Act
World  (tags: rape, violence against women, human rights, africa, amnesty international, darfur, war, abortion )

Zen
- 2108 days ago - news.independent.co.uk
When observers from Amnesty International visited Darfur in 2004, they were appalled by the number of rape victims they encountered. Hundreds of rape cases, including against girls as young as seven or nine, were documented by human rights workers.
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Amnesty International Urgent Action: Palestinian House Demolition/Forced Eviction
World  (tags: palestine, israel, middle-east, urgent action, Amnesty International )

Al Amjad
- 2118 days ago - sabbah.biz
Since the Israeli army's threat to demolish their homes, most of the people living in the village of Hadidiya have moved their tents and shacks a few hundred metres to the hamlet of Humsa.
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Iran: Amnesty Criticizes 'Child Executions' | Huliq: Breaking News
World  (tags: iran, Amnesty International, child executions, children's rights, Human Rights Violations, un )

Cheryl
- 2148 days ago - huliq.com
June 27 Amnesty Intl. report, in Iran, defendants younger than 18 are being hanged after quick decisions and hurried procedures.: the actual number of executions is higher because many death-penalty cases in Iran go much higher
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Amnesty UK Urgent Action: Stop The Execution Of Delara Darabi
World  (tags: iran, child executions, amnesty international, delara darabi, reza )


- 2152 days ago - amnesty.org.uk
The use of the death penalty against child offenders is clearly prohibited under international law, yet a handful of countries, including Iran, persist with child executions.
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Amnesty International Are Asking People To Take A Moment To Sign A Petition To Save Delara Darabi From Execution
World  (tags: amnesty international, savedelara.com, human rights, child executions )


- 2186 days ago - oxfordmail.net:80
Amnesty members in Headington, Oxford, are asking people to spare a moment to help save a young woman facing execution in Iran: Delara Darabi.
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