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Stateless People in the United Arab Emirates: More duties and fewer rights

Reached Witnesses mail the following message to shed light on the suffering of a group of citizens in the United Arab Emirates, the state does not recognize them as citizens, and rob them of many rights.. As we spread their message in full below, but we aim to among other things, to alert those governments who may be unaware that the discourse of such a discriminatory effect but sow hatred and envy and hatred among the sons of one country who all share to live on land,
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New aggression against the journalists of Radio "Word" - Tunisia

Moiz Algemee:   Fatin Hamdi, glamorous press correspondent "Radio Word" was attacked in Tunis on the eve of Tuesday 16 February by agents of the political ...
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Yemen: Saudi Arabia must assist refugees fleeing Sa’da fighting

Saudi Arabia must not close its borders to civilians fleeing the conflict raging in Yemen’s Sa’da region, Amnesty International said today in a letter addressed ...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Israel-Gaza: Implementation of UN Fact finding mission recommendations crucial for justice

All relevant UN bodies must act promptly and in coordination to implement the recommendations of the UN-mandated Goldstone report on violations of international law committed ...
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A THOUSAND PEOPLE FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ; AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Iraq now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world. At least 1,000 people are believed to be under sentence of death, 150 of whom have exhausted all legal remedies available to them and are therefore at serious risk of being hanged. ...
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Yemen: New Fighting in North Threatens Civilians

Yemeni officials and rebel leaders should ensure that their forces fully respect the laws of war in the ongoing armed conflict in northern Yemen, Human ...
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Iran: Rape and other torture victims at renewed risk

Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, Irene Khan, Amnesty ...
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Tunisia: “Plus ça change” on human rights

The Tunisian authorities continue to commit human rights violations in the name of security and counter-terrorism, yet other states continue to forcibly return Tunisian nationals ...
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Saudi Arabia: Stop human rights violations committed in the name of fighting terrorism

The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism, Amnesty International said in a new comprehensive ...
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Hope not Hate - Scottish Action to Condemn the rise of Fascism in the European Parliament

Two members of the British National Party, Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons, have been elected to the European Parliament. This has serious consequences for all ...
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Egypt: Overturning of jail sentences against editors welcome but concerns remain

The Egyptian authorities must stop prosecuting independent journalists for their writings, Amnesty International said as it welcomed the decision by a Cairo Appeals Court today ...
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Israel must disclose weapons it used in Gaza attacks

Amnesty International called on the Israeli authorities to disclose the weapons and munitions their forces used during the three week military campaign in Gaza which ...
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Israel's use of white phosphorus against Gaza civilians "clear and undeniable"

Amnesty International delegates visiting the Gaza Strip found indisputable evidence of widespread use of white phosphorus in densely populated residential areas in Gaza City and ...
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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Immediate investigation needed into Israeli shelling of UN compound in Gaza

Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and independent investigation into the Israeli army's shelling this morning of a United Nations compound in Gaza City, ...
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The message from Acceptance International to the participants in the conference for dialogue between religions in Madrid

We would like to take this opportunity to express our blessings to their efforts and our sincere wishes that these efforts will be crowned with ...
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Economic, social and cultural rights strengthened

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a new legal instrument to strengthen the protection of economic, social and cultural rights.The Optional Protocol to ...
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Morocco / Western Sahara: Investigate migrants

Amnesty International Amnesty International called on the Moroccan government to immediately open a comprehensive, independent and impartial investigation into claims that at least 28 migrants ...
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Release or fair trials for all remaining Guant

The nine men were the first to be released from the naval base this year. Among them is Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, held without ...
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The Gulf States: Citizens with No Native Country

The "people-with-no-nationality" phenomenon causes several bad effects to both people with and without nationality in these countries. It, therefore, needs to investigate for determining its ...
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Iraq: Five years of carnage and despair

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 17 March 2008 Five years after US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for ...
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