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Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:59 — amnesty
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| Mongolia Announces Moratorium on Executions (January 14, 2010) Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement made by the government of Mongolia on Thursday declaring an official moratorium on executions in the country. |
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Sahrawi Human Rights Activist Returns Home After Hunger Strike (December 18, 2009) Amnesty International has welcomed the news that Aminatou Haidar, a Sahrawi human rights activist who has spent the past month on hunger strike in Lanzarote airport, has returned home and been reunited with her children. |
| Russia: One step closer to death penalty abolition (November 24, 2009) Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to full abolition of the death penalty. |
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| Mongolia: Death row inmate receives pardon (October 15, 2009) Amnesty International has welcomed the news that Mongolian prisoner Buuveibaatar has had his death sentence commuted after being granted a pardon by the country's President, Ts. Elbegdorj. |
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Iran: Execution postponement move welcomed (October 5, 2009) Amnesty International has welcomed a move by the Iranian authorities to postpone the execution of an Afghan national accused of committing a murder while still a child. |
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Zimbabwe: Supreme court orders end to prosecution of activist Jestina Mukoko (September 28, 2009) Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ordered a permanent stay of the criminal proceedings against prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko on Monday. |
| Gambia: Six journalists released (September 04, 2009) Six Gambian journalists imprisoned for defamation and sedition were all released on Presidential pardon on Thursday. |
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| Chile: Arrest warrants against at least 120 Pinochet agents issued (September 03, 2009) The arrest warrants issued by a Chilean judge against at least 120 people – all of whom had worked as military or security personnel – constitute an important step towards justice in a country that hasn't paid sufficient attention to its past |
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| Nigeria: Death row prisoners freed (August 26, 2009) One of Nigeria's most influential states has taken an important step towards abolition of the death penalty by pardoning and releasing three condemned prisoners. |
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Argentina: General during military dictatorship sentenced to life in prison (August 14, 2009) A former general who ran a detention centre during Argentina's military dictatorship has been sentenced to life in prison for human rights violations. |
| Zimbabwe Student Leaders Released On Bail (August 10, 2009) Four student leaders arrested and detained on August 5 while addressing students at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, have been released. |
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| India: Ruling against 'sodomy' laws is first step to equality (July 3, 2009) The historic decision by the high court in Delhi on Thursday to decriminalize homosexuality, has been welcomed by Amnesty International. |
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| Togo: Fifteenth country in Africa to abolish the death penalty (June 23, 2009) Togo today decided to abolish the death penalty following a unaninous vote by the national assembly. |
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Iran: Roxana Saberi released from jail (May 13, 2009) |
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| Malaysia: Freedom for human rights activists (May 13, 2009) Three human rights activists were released in Malaysia on May 9, 2009. |
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| Taiwan: Signing up for human rights (April 9, 2009) Taiwan's legislature has ratified two of the most important international conventions for the development of human rights. |
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