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Category - Amnesty International

11 Jan 2012

Slovak court rules against anti-Roma school discrimination

The elementary school in the Slovak village of Sarisske Michalny in the Presov region must desegregate Roma classes, a court decision has ordered.
11 Jan 2012

Middle East protest and repression set to continue, says Amnesty

Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless the world acts, warns a new report.
9 Jan 2012

Nigeria asked to end police attacks on fuel price protesters

The Nigerian authorities must end excessive use of force against fuel protesters, says Amnesty, after at least one person was killed in Kwara state.
6 Jan 2012

Amnesty condemns Nigerian police shootings

The Nigerian authorities must immediately end excessive use of force against protesters, Amnesty International has said after at least one person was killed in Kwara state during protests over fuel price rises.
28 Dec 2011

Amnesty offers 'moral activity' for school holiday

The Guardian Teacher Network and Secondary School magazine SecEd have joined forces to run the Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition.
18 Dec 2011

Amnesty condemns Saudi amputations

Six men facing amputation of their right hands and left feet for 'highway robbery' in Saudi Arabia must have their sentences commuted by the king, Amnesty International has said.
14 Dec 2011

Record number of Palestinians displaced by Israeli demolitions

Israeli authorities have stepped up unlawful demolitions in the West Bank including East Jerusalem over the past year, 20 leading aid and human rights groups say.
2 Dec 2011

African nations urged to arrest former President George W. Bush

Amnesty International has urged the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former US President George W. Bush for crimes of torture.
2 Dec 2011

Saudi protesters and reformists targeted in the name of security

The last nine months has seen a new wave of repression in Saudi Arabia as authorities have cracked down on protesters and reformists, Amnesty says.
27 Nov 2011

Yemen power transition tainted by ‘immunity’ deal

A power-transfer agreement that may grant Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and others immunity from prosecution has been strongly criticised.

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