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World News tagged with amnesty

Sgn Petition: Call on Nepal's Prime Minister to Provide Justice for Maina Sunuwar
World  (tags: world, amnesty, international, nepal, justice, Maina Sunuwar, torture, crime, death, cruelty, violence, HumanRights, freedoms, government, corruption, children, electric, shocks, drowning )

Tom
- 110 days ago - amnesty.org
In 2004, the Nepal Army took 15 year-old Maina Sunuwar from her home and repeatedly pushed her head under water and applied electric shocks to her wet hands and feet. She died after an hour and a half of torture. They buried her body in a secret grave.
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Amensty Has Accused Israeli of 'Wanton Destruction' Turns Heads
World  (tags: amnesty, israel war crimes, gaza masscre, human rights, middle east )

Cheryl Su
- 264 days ago - presstv.ir
Amnesty International has accused the Israeli army of engaging in "wanton destruction" of Palestinian homes during its Gaza offensive. The head of the Amnesty's fact-finding mission to the West Bank and Gaza says the use of mines to destroy homes contrad
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Four Tibetan Children at Imminent Risk of Torture
World  (tags: violence, tibet, torture, children, amnesty, world, china, freedoms, HumanRights )

Vanessa
- 771 days ago - phayul.com
Four Tibetan children aged 15 years are at grave risk of torture on suspicion of writing pro-Tibetan independence slogans, said Amnesty International. A fifth child, 14 years old, is in hospital suffering severe head injuries received in detention.
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Myanmar: Protect Peaceful Protesters From Further Violence | Amensty Petition- Canada
World  (tags: government, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', burma, pettiion, amnesty, support )

Cheryl Su
- 791 days ago - amnesty.ca
am concerned about the current human rights crisis in Myanmar. Reports today of the military firing upon and arresting monks and peaceful civilian demonstrators make it imperative that Canada and the international community act now to prevent further vio
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Amensty Int. Send Urgent UN Mission to Myanmar (Burma)
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', amnesty, burma, bush, UnitedNations )

Cheryl Su
- 791 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Ask President Bush to urge the UN Security Council members, especially the Permanent members like China, to immediately deploy a UN Security Council mission to Myanmar (Burma).
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Sudan 'Breaks Darfur Arms Embargo'
World  (tags: Darfur, UnitedNations, Sudan, amnesty, middle-east, HumanRights, government, violence, war, world )


- 822 days ago - cnn.com
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A human rights group said Thursday that Sudan's government continues to violate a U.N. arms embargo in Darfur and urged the United Nations to give its planned peacekeeping force for the region the authority to confiscate weapons from
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Act Now to Stop Violence Against Women - Amnesty International- MULTIPLE ACTIONS-Petitions WORLDWIDE
World  (tags: amnesty, violence against women, petitions, freedoms, HumanRights )

Cheryl Su
- 833 days ago - web.amnesty.org
Appeals for Actions YOU can take to stop Violence Agansti Women Worldwide. Please take some time, there are many actions, & time dated. Please support Woman and Amnesty in their efforts. Get your Autofill ready and to to it! Worldwide Actions.
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Amnesty Int. Seeks SEC Investigation of Dow Chemical : Newly Uncovered Letters Reveal Extralegal Maneuvering In Bhopal Case,
World  (tags: Bhopal, India, Dow Chemical, Amnesty, world's worst toxic chemical disaster ev )

Alba
- 956 days ago - amnestyusa.org
Letters show Dow managemt, concerned about expanding in India, is secretly pressuring Indian gov'nm't to rid Dow of all legal liabilities related to Bhopal toxic chemical disaster. Court case pending asks $22 million deposit for toxic clean-up pending
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