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Tasers – potentially lethal and easy to abuse

16 December 2008

Amnesty International has said that industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe and non-lethal do not stand up to scrutiny.

Mauritania's security forces guilty of routine torture

3 December 2008

The country's security forces have adopted torture as the preferred method of investigation and repression, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Don’t turn your back on girls - Sexual violence in Haiti

27 November 2008

Sexual violence against girls in Haiti is widespread and pervasive, and although already at shocking levels, is said to be on the increase.

Counting the civilian cost of the Georgia-Russia conflict

18 November 2008

The five-day war between Georgia and the Russian Federation has had serious and lasting consequences for the civilian population caught in the crossfire.

Ugandan government must establish reparations programme for war victims

17 November 2008

Widespread human rights violations were committed during northern Uganda's 20-year conflict between the Government of Uganda's armed forces and the Lord's Resistance Army.

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