Amnesty
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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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‘This bloodbath must stop’: Amnesty calls for violence to end against Iraqi protestersSince the unrest began last month, more than 260 protesters have been killed by security forces who have used live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas in an effort to quell the protests.WorldNov 10, 2019
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Lethbridge announces official day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girlsMembers of the Lethbridge community are honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls this week.CanadaOct 5, 2019
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Gun amnesty program underway in SaskatchewanA province-wide gun amnesty program in 2018 resulted in the surrender of 369 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.CanadaMar 26, 2019
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NDP MP to table bill pardoning pot crimes ‘immediately’ after Bill C-45 becomes lawOne New Democrat MP from Victoria has been quite frank about wanting to expunge the criminal records of those convicted under the old cannabis laws — and he intends to table a bill to achieve that as soon as the substance becomes legal on Oct. 17.CanadaJun 23, 2018
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Hundreds of guns returned in first provincial gun amnestyFrom March 29 to April 27 police and RCMP across the province took in 369 unwanted firearms, replicas, pellet guns and even ammunition.CanadaMay 7, 2018
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Ontario firearms amnesty underway until end of AprilTo keep guns out of the hands of criminals, police forces are encouraging people with unwanted or unneeded firearms and ammunition to call police to come and pick them up.CanadaApr 23, 2018
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City of Winnipeg owed nearly $7 million in parking ticket finesIf all Winnipeggers with parking tickets paid their fines, the city would have almost $7 million more to work with.Feb 5, 2018
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B.C. takes aim at gun violence with October amnestyThe amnesty will apply to any firearm, documented or undocumented and also include other restricted and prohibited weapons that have not been involved in criminal activity.Jun 16, 2016
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