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Sydney -
“A depressing read”, but “lots to be optimistic about.” Claire Mallinson, National Director of Amnesty International Australia sums up the 2012 report (which covers the period January to December 2011).
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Veteran folk singer Pete Seeger is to release a cover version of Dylan's "Forever Young", with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. If the song charts, Seeger will become the oldest person to score a Billboard chart hit.
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Ottawa -
Omar Khadr, convicted as a child and trialed as a murderer, is he forgotten today to the people of his home and native land?
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London -
Crowds gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to show solidarity with the ongoing revolutions sweeping across the Middle East.
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Seoul -
Park Jung-geun is a 23-year old who makes a living taking pictures of babies. Now he stands accused of "acts that benefit the enemy" -- a vague term that the South Korean government uses to arrest people for charges that don't seem to fit elsewhere.
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Lusaka -
Zambia has rejected calls by Amnesty International for arrest of former U.S. president George W. Bush, on tour of three African countries, for alleged human rights violations during his tenure as president of the U.S..
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Syria -
In March 2011, an uprising began in Syria, a movement that the government has tried to quell. The United Nations has called on Syrian authorities to "respect human rights" and said that all killings should be investigated.
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Surrey -
Amnesty International is calling upon Canada to fulfill its obligation under international law and arrest former U.S. president George W. Bush when he visits Surrey, B.C. for an economic summit on October 20.
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Activists worldwide campaigning for abolition of the death penalty are today marking World Day Against Death Penalty. This year, opponents of the death penalty are emphasizing to governments that the death penalty is cruel and inhumane.
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Marching the streets in white clothing and carrying flowers, they are known as the 'Ladies in White.' Dissidents of Cuba's prisoners of conscience, the women hold peaceful protests demanding the release of their loved ones, despite being attacked.
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Amnesty international Headlines
Amnesty International says there was an "alarming" surge in the number of executions being carried out in a small number of countries last year.
Armed militia are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned.
Some 500,000 Afghans displaced by war struggle to survive, ignored by their government and international donors, Amnesty International says.
 Armed militia groups in Libya have turned on one another and now rule most of the country, torturing their opponents with impunity, Amnesty International says.
 The level of violence in Syria a year into the uprising may be far worse than the outside world knows, an Amnesty International report suggests.
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