We urge security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, India, to exercise restraint during upcoming elections.

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Rush of executions in Afghanistan raises concern of a trend back towards capital punishment.

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Parties to the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, should use a recent ceasefire to improve protection of Darfuri people.

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Myanmar reveals its unwillingness to move on human rights by sentencing 14 peaceful protesters to 65 years imprisonment each.

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The 2008 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival program is packed with some of the world's most inspiring art, films, music and speakers. Find out more.

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Five leading human rights groups call on European governments to provide protection to Guantanamo detainees who will not be charged with any crime, but cannot be returned to their countries of origin for fear of torture or other serious human rights violations.

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In the wake of the execution of the Bali Bombers, Amnesty International calls on Indonesian authorities to permanently abolish the death penalty in their country.

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Amnesty International is deeply concerned at the worsening security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people, most of them women and children, have been displaced by this fighting and previous rounds of the conflict.

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US President-elect Barack Obama should make human rights a central pillar of his new administration.

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