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China: Guangdong bag snatchers may face death penalty
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Tunisia: AI welcomes releases of political prisoners
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Colombia: AI condemns indiscriminate killings by FARC guerrillas
(28/02/06)

U2 receives Human Rights award at Chile's National Stadium
(27/02/06)

Jamaica: First police officer in over six years convicted of murder while on duty
(23/02/06)

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UK government’s "war on terror" policies put people at risk of torture
UK: Don't turn a blind eye to torture

The UK government’s policies and actions are effectively sending a "green light" to other governments to abuse human rights.

A new report examines the damaging effect of the UK’s anti-terrorism policies at home and abroad.

 

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Make Some Noise - new tracks and languages

We're celebrating the launch of the French, German and Spanish sites with new releases from Brazilian hip-hop group AfroReggae and Mexican rockers Jaguares.

Check out new versions of John Lennon's "Imagine" and "Gimme Some Truth"

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Time to act for a UN Human Rights Council

The draft resolution for a UN Human Rights council will strengthen international safeguards on human rights. Act now: encourage your government to support the resolution.

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Yahoo’s data contributes to arrests in China

In jail for sending an email with his Yahoo account, journalist Shi Tao is serving a ten-year prison sentence in China.

In a disturbingly similar case, it has recently come to light that Yahoo may have also released data which could have contributed to the arrest of another dissident, Li Zhi.
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Agnes Pareiyo is committed to ending female genital mutilation. See her work in pictures and words.


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