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Libya: Detainees left to suffocate in crowded metal containers

Survivors describe how al-Gaddafi forces detained them in sweltering heat in crowded metal containers where 19 people died.

Chile: Impartial investigation for student protester death

Civilian oversight, not a military trial, is needed to ensure justice is delivered after Chilean police fired amid protests, killing a student

Syria’s surge of deaths in detention revealed

At least 88 people are believed to have died in detention in Syria during five months of bloody repression, says a new Amnesty International report.

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USA: Lawyers successful in moving boy’s murder trial to juvenile court

A US trial court has transferred a murder trial involving a 13-year-old to juvenile court, avoiding a possible violation of international law.

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Mourning amid the celebration in Tripoli

UN Security Council must act to end repression in Syria

High level meeting on youth

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"How much more does the world need to see?"
Amnesty International's Syria expert views horrific evidence of torture and death in detention

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End enforced disappearances in Pakistan

Every year 30 August marks the International Day of the Disppeared. Thousands of people around the world have been forcefully disappeared and this year we are focusing on Pakistan which has seen a dramatic increase in the number of abductions and disappearances since the start of the US-led "war on terror." Join us in calling on the Pakistani Prime Minister to end this human rights abuse.

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