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Amnesty International's 2011 report reveals a world in which people continue to challenge oppression despite the powerful array of repressive measures used against them. It shows that the communities most affected by human rights abuses are the real driving force behind the human rights struggle. »

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Since Pakistan became a key ally in the US-led "war on terror", hundreds of peopl ...

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Human rights by region

World regions Midde East and North Africa Asia Pacific Europe and Central Asia Africa Americas

Africa

A number of countries in Africa celebrated the 50th anniversary of their independence during the year while others prep ...

Americas

In the Americas many human rights have been recognized in law, if not always in practice, over the past 50 years. Whi ...

Asia Pacific

In a region with almost two thirds of the world’s population, stretching a third of the way around the planet, ...

Europe & Central Asia

The right to truth and justice, and the determination of victims and their relatives to achieve this how ...

Middle East and North Africa

2010 dawned with Yemen an unusual focus of international attention following an alleged terrorist ...

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