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Rights group: Cancel Iran execution
TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Iran to cancel the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murder when he was 15 years old.
Group criticizes Iranian executions
TEHRAN, May 11 (UPI) -- Amnesty International accused Iran Tuesday of denying fair trials to five people who were executed "without any prior warning."
Human rights violations found in Kurdistan
BAGHDAD, April 14 (UPI) -- Amnesty International said Tuesday it found numerous instances of torture, missing persons and other abuses by the security forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
Report: Hamas, PA forces abusing power
JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Hamas and forces loyal to the Palestinian National Authority have been abusing their power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, a report said Wednesday.
AI: Palestinians tortured, killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Violence in Iraq is causing Palestinian refugees to be tortured, killed or forced to live in dilapidated refugee camps, Amnesty International said.
Amnesty calls for Lebanon war probe
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 12 (UPI) -- Alleged war criminals from the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel haven't been prosecuted, Amnesty International said Thursday.
Report accuses Israel of abuses
NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) -- Israel is being urged to stop violating international law on the eve of the 40th anniversary of its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Iraq war refugees need help
LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- Amnesty International warned that the Middle East is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis unless something is done about Iraq war refugees.
Human rights group denounces Saddam trial
BAGHDAD, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The trial of Saddam Hussein missed an opportunity to set legal principles and the rule of law in Iraq, Amnesty International says.

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“ These disturbing allegations of enforced disappearance and death in custody, and possibly unlawful killing by police, must be immediately and fully investigated by an independent body, ”
Probe sought in police custody death
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“ Those accused of crimes must be treated in accordance with the law and their human rights must be respected, whatever they are alleged to have done, ”
Amnesty International probes Yemen slaying
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“ We fear that militants are likely to attempt serious attacks against Christians during the Christmas period for maximum publicity and to embarrass the government, ”
Group calls for safety of Iraqi Christians
United Press International
“ This killing was nothing less than 'lynch law,' carried out apparently by agreement between the families of the sheik and his alleged murderer and with the complicity of the police and local authorities, ”
Amnesty International probes Yemen slaying
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“ Iraq's security forces have been responsible for systematically violating detainees' rights and they have been permitted to do so with impunity, ”
AI report says Iraq tortures detainees
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