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Amnesty International calls on the USA to investigate how much US officials knew about the torture of detainees held by Iraqi security forces after new evidence emerged in files released by the Wikileaks organization.

Amnesty International is calling on the new mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, to protect the right to peaceful assembly after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the city's recent banning of Pride marches was discriminatory

Farai Maguwu was charged with "publishing or communicating false information prejudicial to the state" after he reportedly told a diamond trade monitor about abuses carried out in Marange.

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Indian government's decision to reject Vedanta refinery expansion welcomed

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has rejected the proposed expansion, finding that it violated environmental laws.

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Wikileaks files provide fresh evidence of Iraq torture
Amnesty International's Middle East expert Malcolm Smart says USA must investigate Wikileaks claims

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Germany must stop forcible returns of Roma to Kosovo

A growing number of Roma and other minorities are being forcibly returned to Kosovo from Germany and from other western European states. If returned to Kosovo, they will be at risk of persecution or other serious harm.

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