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European Parliament’s decision risks lowering existing standards in the Member States and sets an extremely bad example to other regions in the world.

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Ingrid Betancourt freed | Amnesty International
4 July 2008

After six years in captivity at the hands of the FARC guerrilla group, the former Colombian presidential candidate was freed following a military operation.

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Colombia: Ingrid Betancourt gains her freedom
3 July 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 23/024/2008 (Public). 3 July 2008. Colombia: Ingrid Betancourt gains her freedom. ...

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Colombia: Amnesty International condemns recent spate of killings ...
3 July 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Thursday 3 July 2008. Index: AMR 23/022/2008. Colombia: Amnesty International condemns recent ...

Document       AMR 23/022/2008

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania | Amnesty International
2 July 2008

People trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectivelyexpelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge the decision.

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the wire, July 2008. Vol. 38, No. 6
1 July 2008

The Wire. July 2008 Vol. 38. No. 6. AI Index: NWS 21/006/2008. [Page 1]. State of denial: Europe’s role in rendition and secret detention. ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/006/2008

Mauritania: "Nobody wants to have anything to do with us": Summary
1 July 2008

This document is a summary of Amnesty International's report (AFR 38/001/2008) which sets out the main concerns of Amnesty International in relation to the treatment ...

Report       AFR 38/005/2008

Mauritania: «Nobody wants to have anything to do with us» ...
1 July 2008

Since 2006, thousands of migrants, accused of setting out from Mauritania with the intention of entering the Canary Islands irregularly, have been arrested, then ...

Report       AFR 38/001/2008

Slovakia: Constitutional Court upholds the absolute prohibition of ...
27 June 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 72/005/2008 (Public). Date: 27 June 2008. Slovakia: Constitutional Court upholds ...

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Colombia: Fear for safety/Death threats
27 June 2008

A paramilitary organization, the Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles), sent an email death threat to the youth organization Red Juvenil de Medellín (Medellín Youth Network ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/020/2008