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Amnesty International

Type: Organization

Name: Amnesty International

Nationality: United Kingdom

Web Address: http://www.amnesty.org/

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First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Sindh MPA fighting for protection of Hin...

Amnesty International has taken notice of life threats to Member of Sindh Assembly, Saleem Khursheed Khokhar for his call for Hindu women and girls to be protected from abduction and forced conversion to Islam, and has called for urgent action from the ... [ Published May 19 2012 by NetIndia123.com ]

Entities: Threat, Amnesty International, Ghotki (Pakistan), Mushtaq Shah, Syed Qaim Ali Shah

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Amnesty International

Euro 2012: Football Fans at Risk, says Amnesty

Amnesty International has urged the Ukraine to implement new laws curbing police brutality ahead of next month's Euro 2012 football tournament.The country's new Police Criminality Act won't come into force until 2017, so visiting fans could still face ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Austrian Times ]

Entities: Police, Amnesty International, Ukraine, Police Brutality

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

David Eyres

FOOTBALL AT BOUNDARY PARK

Latics' npower League One campaign may be over, but there is still football to be played at Boundary Park.The pitch has been hired out for a number of matches before pitch renovation work starts on Monday, May 21st.Tonight the Oldham Sunday League Cup ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Oldham Athletic ]

Entities: Lee Cartwright, David Eyres, Admission, RWE npower, Amnesty International

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Yulia Tymoshenko

Spain joins army of angry Governments considering Euro 2012 boycott

Spain has added its name to a growing list of European Governments which have threatened a boycott of this summer's UEFA European Championship in protest at Ukraine's human rights record. Spain is the defending champion and among the favourites to win ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]

Entities: Yulia Tymoshenko, Boycott, Ukraine, Spain

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

European Union

Ukraine faces mounting EU pressure ahead of Euro 2012

With only six weeks to go before the start of the European Championship finals, the political situation in Ukraine is causing widespread concern, with the joint hosts under increasing scrutiny by both UEFA and the international community. On Wednesday, ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]

Entities: Ukraine, European Union, Yulia Tymoshenko, UEFA

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Michael Spindelegger

Sports minister Hugh Robertons not ruling out joining a boycott of Euro 2012 in Ukraine

The Government are considering their options after a wave of European politicians including EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, EU justice commiss-ioner Vivian Reding and Austrian foreign minister Michael Spindelegger said they will not go to ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Liverpool Echo ]

Entities: Ukraine, Boycott, European Union, UK Department for Culture Media and Sport, Michael Spindelegger

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Ukraine: Euro 2012 jeopardised by criminal police force

The briefing documents numerous cases in Euro 2012 host cities in which police have tortured people in an attempt to extort money, extract a confession, or simply because of the victims’ sexuality or ethnic origin.The latest case involves two men – Ihor ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Brama Gateway to Ukraine ]

Entities: Ukraine, Police, Criminal

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 3 Documents

Amnesty International warns Euro 2012 fans of Ukraine's "out of control" police force

Fans travelling to Ukraine for the 2012 European Championships face over-zealous behaviour by an "out of control" police force, an Amnesty International report has warned. In the latest blow to Ukraine's preparations for the tournament, the human rights ... [ Published May 02 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]

Entities: Amnesty International, Police, Ukraine

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Hunger striker's daughter detained over Bahrain F1 protest

Zainab al-Khawaja was arrested on Saturday after she sat down on the highway running past Bahrain's financial district. The protesters were hoping to embarrass the kingdom's rulers at a time when the race drew international media attention. They are pressing ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by The Independent ]

Entities: Bahrain, protest, Pro-democracy, Amnesty International

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Bahrain politician says he 'fears casualties' on F1 weekend

FORMULA ONE: A former leading Bahraini politician said on Tuesday that he "fears we could see some casualties" during the course of this weekend's Formula One grand prix. Economist Jasim Husain represented the primary opposition group Al-Wefaq for five ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Morning Star Online ]

Entities: Bahrain, Casualty, protest, Day of Wrath

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Sport's power to shape ideas means moral responsibility is imperative

Sport and morality have always endured a difficult relationship.Bernie Ecclestone's decision to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend in a country that Amnesty International claims is facing a "human rights crisis" is not an isolated example. ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Herald Scotland ]

Entities: Bahrain Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone, Amnesty International, Morality

First Reported Apr 19 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 8 Documents

World & UK Sport: No Bahrain travel alert for GP fans

No Bahrain travel alert for GP fans British motor racing fans are not being advised by the Foreign Office (FCO) against travelling to the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Government has said.Controversy surrounds this weekend's Formula One event in the Middle ... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Buckinghamshire Advertiser ]

Entities: Bahrain, UK Sport, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Ann Clwyd, Formula One

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Sindh MPA fighting for protection of Hin... [ Published May 19 2012 by NetIndia123.com ]
Euro 2012: Football Fans at Risk, says Amnesty [ Published May 18 2012 by Austrian Times ]
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Spain joins army of angry Governments consideri... [ Published May 07 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]
Ukraine faces mounting EU pressure ahead of Eur... [ Published May 04 2012 by Insideworldfootball ]
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Government yet to make decision on Euro 2012 bo... [ Published May 03 2012 by The Independent ]
Toast to Freedom: Ewan McGregor records Amnesty... [ Published May 03 2012 by ITN News - YouTube ]
Ukraine: Euro 2012 jeopardised by criminal poli... [ Published May 03 2012 by Brama Gateway to Ukraine ]
Sports minister Hugh Robertons not ruling out j... [ Published May 03 2012 by Liverpool Echo ]
Rio Ferdinand will play at Euro 2012 with John ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Mail Online UK ]
Robertson could boycott Ukraine at Euro 2012 [ Published May 02 2012 by Telegraph ]
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Sports minister Hugh Robertson could boycott Uk... [ Published May 02 2012 by Telegraph ]
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montblanc pens [ Published May 14 2012 by OleOle - Football News and Opinion ] A discount fountain pens human rights organisation has urged Nato to investigate fully the deaths of civilians in air strikes inLibya last year. Human Rights Watch believes Nato air strikes killed at least 72 civilians and says the organisation needs ...
Charles Taylor Found Guilty Of Aiding War Crime... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Guilty after five years of trial proceedings at the Hague The trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor at the Hague has come to an end with a guilty verdict in all of the eleven counts against him after nearly five years of proceedings. Taylor ...
The right race in the wrong place? [ Published Apr 22 2012 by BBC - Formula 1 blog ] Sebastian Vettel gave this already fascinating Formula 1 world championship another huge twist at the Bahrain Grand Prix with his first victory of the season. What looked for a while like it might turn into a carbon-copy of so many of the Red Bull ...
Hail Cashley Ashley Cole, the epitome of underv... [ Published Feb 24 2012 by Sport: Sportblog \| guardian.co.uk ] The Chelsea left-back is perhaps football's only celebrity headliner to have fulfilled his potential as a player, apparently undistracted by glitz or physical frailty Increasingly this week the top layer of English football has had the air of a rather ...
North Korea To Punish Mourners Who Were “Insinc... [ Published Jan 16 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Last month, we saw footage of North Koreans weeping hysterically over the death of Kim Jong Il . Shockingly, it now turns out some of those people were just faking it! As punishment, authorities are handing down six months in a labor-training camp to ...

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Toast to Freedom: Ewan McGregor records Amnesty... [ Published May 03 2012 by ITN News - YouTube ]
Syrian human rights abuses documented [ Published Mar 14 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Amnesty International slams detention centres [ Published Feb 24 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Amnesty International slams refugee detention [ Published Feb 17 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Bob Dylan Gets Covered for Charity [ Published Jan 27 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]