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Amnesty International is accusing Israel of pumping disproportionate amounts of drinking water from an aquifer it controls in the West Bank, depriving local Palestinians of their fair share.
Nigeria's president said an amnesty granted to militants over the past two months in the oil-rich Niger Delta has restored peace to the region.
A rebel leader in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta said he has accepted a government amnesty offer to disarm.
At least 25 political detainees were released Friday as part of an amnesty for prisoners in Myanmar, just over 1 percent of the total number of political prisoners believed to be held by its military government.
Vietnam will release more than 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual prison amnesty, but not a Catholic priest whom U.S. senators have campaigned to have freed, an official said Monday.
A top militant leader and 1,000 fighters surrendered to the Nigerian government Saturday, turning in their weapons in the biggest hand-over since an amnesty began two weeks ago, but other fighters said attacks in the oil-rich Delta region will resume next month regardless.
Nigeria began a 60-day amnesty Thursday for militants fighting in the country's oil-rich Delta region, a government official said, but the main militant group said it would not participate.
Owners of exotic animals in Connecticut have been given a day of amnesty to turn in their illegally-owned pets.
Amnesty International's director said Thursday the situation in Zimbabwe remains grim despite promises of reform and that some in President Robert Mugabe's party still regard violence as a legitimate political tool.
Amnesty International said Thursday that police battling criminals and militants in Nigeria's restive southern oil region are using increasingly violent means, including torture and illegal killings.
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Turns out it's a pretty good time to be a tax cheat.
The widespread raping of women and girls in eastern Congo is condoned by both the country's army and its rebel groups and has been used as a weapon of war, a leading human rights group said Friday.
The head of Amnesty International called Thursday for the next president of the United States to close the country's detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within 100 days of his inauguration.
Amnesty International urged the United States and other nations on Tuesday to halt military aid to Colombia until security forces reduce killings of civilians and the country heeds U.N. recommendations for ending its civil conflict
More than 1,000 protesters detained during anti-government riots in Tibet three months ago have not been accounted for, a human rights group said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has offered members of armed groups in Mosul an amnesty in exchange for surrendering their weapons.
Amnesty International, citing a federal court ruling, said it has the same protection against revealing sources as journalists do when it reports on human rights abuses.
South Korea announced a New Year's Eve amnesty Monday for 75 politicians and businessmen, including the former chairman of collapsed conglomerate Daewoo Group.
Azerbaijan's president issued a decree Friday granting amnesty to 119 prison inmates, including several journalists whose convictions drew protests from international rights groups.
Israeli troops killed more than 650 Palestinians last year — half of them unarmed civilians including some 120 children — a threefold increase from 2005, a leading human rights group said Wednesday.
Amnesty International said the government's inability to provide security has transformed Brazil's largest cities into a "patchwork of violent fiefdoms" controlled by drug gangs and paramilitary militias.
Hezbollah militants broke international law by firing thousands of rockets into Israel and killing dozens of civilians during the recent conflict with Israel, Amnesty International charged Thursday.
Martin Saucedo, an illegal immigrant from Michoacan, Mexico, would like to participate in a guest worker program like one Congress is considering as a part of sweeping immigration reform.
Since then the Deliverator has kept the gun in the glove compartment and relied, instead, on a matched set of samurai swords, which have always been his weapon of choice anyhow. The punks in Gila Highlands weren't afraid of the gun, so the Deliverator was forced to use it.
Busy agenda clouds hopes for immigration reformPHOENIX (Reuters) - Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
Immigrant Bill Is Back on Table - WSJ.comJoin our fight against Amnesty, send 'free" faxes at www.numbersusa.com
Napolitano Makes the Push for Amnesty | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration LevelsDHS Secretary Janet Napolitano made the push yesterday for a mass amnesty while speaking to the American Center for Progress. Napolitano said that her department has worked hard to increase enforcement and strengthen the border, but the real solution is for reform.
Amnesty for illegal immigrants due "early next year"The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
MEND NigerDelta News : Yields of Amnesty-Shell Reopens Niger Delta 115,000 BPD OilfieldThis oilfield was shut down in 2006 following a series of attacks on the facility and abduction of oil workers.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US trio 'on Iran spying charge'The three young hikers who strayed into Iranian territroy last July are to be charged.
White House Claims 'Stimulus' Saved/Created 650,000 Jobs (but it imported 1,125,000 foreign workers at same time) "A few minutes ago, the White House issued a new report claiming that the Stimulus Bill earlier this year has created or saved approximately 650,000 U.S. jobs.
MEND NigerDelta News : 'Niger Delta Militants Will Take Up Arms Again'Henry Okah, the group's leader, told Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege that the government has not stuck to its part of the deal and that "there will be a resumption of violence very soon".
Progressives for Immigration Reform"PFIR's website includes information on all aspects of immigration. The Pulse Opinion Survey, conducted April 2009 revealed: • 67 percent of liberals felt the level of population growth caused by immigration negatively impacts the quality of life in the U.S.
Heaven help America: conservative signs to make you howl!Don't they teach spelling to conservatives?
Bonds invested in Ghana's nascent oil industry rose sharply in value over the past year. They nearly doubled between November 2008 and July 2009. Ghana is working to broaden its exports beyond cocoa and gold.
Obama's next push is amnesty: President intends to install a long-term Democratic majority. By Jeffrey T. Kuhner. Sunday, September 20, 2009Amnesty is back, and with a vengeance. This was the dominant theme I heard at this week's annual talk-radio gabfest in Washington sponsored by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the country's leading anti-amnesty organization.
Amnesty accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes - Middle East, World - The IndependentIsraeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged today, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza.
Obama's next push is amnesty with intention of installing a long-term Democratic majorityAs Jeffrey Kuhner writes at The Washington Times, after passing health care "reform," President Obama plans to move on to his next big domestic initiative: granting citizenship to more than 12 million illegal immigrants.
Amnesty plan ready for Balochistan ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to withdraw cases against Baloch leaders and grant general amnesty to political prisoners and those who are in exile or allegedly involved in anti-state activities. Sources associated with the Balochistan Committee of Pakistan People's Par …
Report: Japan executes mentally ill prisonersJapan executes mentally ill prisoners, some of whom are driven insane by harsh treatment while on death row, according to a report issued Thursday by Amnesty International.
Canada's Moral Dilemma: Torture by CSIS a crisis in democracy | The News is NowPublic.comIt's just like "The Stasi" treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi (former East German secret police) called it Zerzetsen.
Killing witches in Africa in the name of JesusHorrifying video about how "good" Christians in Africa kill and maim villagers who they believe to be witches.
Further Details on Nigerian Child AbuseOn Friday 3rd July 2009, in the afternoon local time, a group of men appeared at the CRARN Centre claiming to be donors who wanted to donate goods and toys to the children.
Child rights conference attacked by Christian church in NigeriaLeo Igwe, a friend of the British Humanist Association and Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Humanist Movement, was attacked yesterday during a raid by 150 to 200 members of a Christian church at a conference he had organised on "Child Rights and Witchcraft" in Calabar.
Nigeria cracks down on charity saving Africa's "witch" childrenAfter being feted in Britain for exposing the appalling abuse of children accused of being witches, a Nigerian charity is apparently being intimidated by its own government.
Jury rules in favor of hospital that deported injured Guatemalan A jury ruled in favor of a hospital that deported an injured immigrant back to his native Guatemala. Sould he have been sent back? Or should US taxpayers unnecessarily shoulder the burden?
Help Release Two Imprisoned Journalists in North KoreaYou can take action. Another good website:
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): FAIR Legislative Update - June 22, 2009La Raza is demanding that universal health care, being considered by congress and the president, include illegal immigrants.
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