China Bullying Others to Boycott Nobel Ceremony
On Friday, Dec. 10, the Nobel Committee will award jailed Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Peace Prize, as Chinese
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Nobel Peace Prize
Human Rights Outfit Welcomes Suu Kyi Release
Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist organization Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a prisoner of
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Israel Urged to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Jerusalem
Amnesty International has urged Israel to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in occupied East
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Mother Teresa Honored on U.S. Postal Stamp
With a 44-cent stamp, the U.S. Postal Service has recognized Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979
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Amnesty Protests against Mass Rapes in Congo
Human rights organization Amnesty International says it is appalled by the latest report of mass rapes and other sexual violence
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Amnesty Hails Conflict Minerals Legislation for Congo
Amnesty International executive director Larry Cox issued the following statement Monday regarding legislation on conflict minerals that was included in
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