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Courtroom in Rwanda, November 2009. © Amnesty International

PHOTO CREDIT Courtroom in Rwanda, November 2009. © Amnesty International

31 August 2010

Rwanda: Vague laws used to criminalise criticism of government

Rwanda’s new government must urgently review vague ‘genocide ideology’ and ‘sectarianism’ laws that are being used to suppress political dissent and stifle freedom of speech.

News Release + Report

PHOTO CREDIT Salil Shetty

24 August 2010

Salil Shetty brings AI’s Demand Dignity message to the CIVICUS World Assembly

“I am deeply privileged to have this opportunity to lead the movement in its fight to end repression and injustice."

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Bring Omar Khadr home sign at Ottawa demo, 2008

PHOTO CREDIT Bring Omar Khadr home sign at Ottawa demo, 2008. (c) Amnesty International

20 August 2010

Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper: Use trial recess to call for Omar Khadr's repatriation

Amnesty International Canada urges the Prime Minister to make a formal request to the US government for Omar Khadr's repatriation.

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PHOTO CREDIT These are boulders that are typical of those used for stoning.

16 August 2010

Afghan couple stoned to death by Taleban

“The stoning of this couple is a heinous crime. The Taleban and other insurgent groups are growing increasingly brutal in their abuses against Afghans.”

News Release

Omar Khadr's defence lawyer Lt Col Jon Jackson in the media hangar, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

PHOTO CREDIT Omar Khadr's defence lawyer Lt Col Jon Jackson in the media hangar, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (c) Amnesty International

13 August 2010

Omar Khadr: Trial Begins, and is then delayed

In a case that has moved so slowly for so long, much happened during the first day of Omar Khadr's military commission trial here at Guantánamo, both expected and unexpected.

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31 August 2010

Rwanda: Vague laws used to criminalise criticism of government

Rwanda’s new government must urgently review vague ‘genocide ideology’ and ‘sectarianism’ laws that are being used to suppress political dissent and stifle freedom of speech.

News Release + Report

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Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper: Use trial recess to call for Omar Khadr's repatriation

Afghan couple stoned to death by Taleban

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