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Cameroon man seeking asylum in Canada misses meeting after U.S. refuses to release himAmnesty International said 'it is extremely likely that anyone who is returned to Cameroon will face a high risk of being detained, beaten, ... possibly even killed.'WorldOct 30, 2020
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#ShutItAllDown: Demonstrators protesting against Nigerian police take to the streets#ShutItAllDown has resonated with Canadians as well, with several people taking to Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square to protest in solidarity with those in Nigeria.PoliticsOct 10, 2020
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Amnesty International halts work in India, says government is ‘freezing dissent’The group said it had laid off staff after facing a crackdown over the past two years over allegations of financial wrongdoing that it said were baseless.WorldSep 29, 2020
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Migrants blocked from Europe, returned to Libya in ‘vicious cycle of cruelty’: reportIn its latest report, the group also said that rival authorities in eastern Libya forcibly expelled several thousand migrants ``without due process or the opportunity to challenge their deportation.''WorldSep 24, 2020
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Canada failing to bring suspected war criminals to justice: Amnesty InternationalA prominent human-rights organization says Canada is failing to bring suspected war criminals to justice.CanadaSep 8, 2020
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Amnesty, sex worker advocates call for moratorium on prostitution laws amid COVID-19Amnesty International Canada has joined a number of rights and sex work advocates in a lobby effort asking federal Justice Minister David Lametti for a moratorium on prostitution laws.HealthJul 4, 2020
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Her dad may be dying in an Egyptian prison. She says Trudeau’s response is ‘infuriating’Amal Ahmed Albaz has been fighting tirelessly to bring her dad, Yasser Albaz, home. That fight recently became urgent when the family received word he may have contracted COVID-19.CanadaJun 22, 2020
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Singapore man sentenced to death on Zoom call due to coronavirus pandemicPunithan Genasan, 37, was sentenced to death on Friday for masterminding a 2011 heroin transaction.TrendingMay 20, 2020
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The Torture Memos: Canadians tell government they’re being abused in foreign prisonsAlmost two dozen Canadians detained in foreign countries have told government officials in recent years they were being tortured.CanadaMar 4, 2020
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Japan executes first foreigner in a decade for a 2003 family murderAmnesty International said the hanging showed Japan’s “shocking lack of respect for the right to life.”WorldDec 26, 2019
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