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Legal loopholes allow European companies to trade in 'tools of torture'

Posted by Amnesty International on 16/03/2010

Tuesday 16 March 2010 European companies are participating in the global trade in types of equipment widely used in torture or other ill-treatment, according to evidence presented in a new report by ...

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Czech artist creates 6-meter-tall sculpture with repurposed keys

Posted by DeshRaj on 15/03/2010

Hailed as the most influential Czech artist of the past 20 years, Jií David recounts the fall of Communism and the resultant rise of post-modernism in the Czech Republic through his latest work. The 6-meter-tall Key Sculpture spells out the word...

Art Key Sculpture Repurposed keys Jií David Recycled art Environment Czech Republic

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Slovakia plans to remove Romani children from their families

Posted by Amnesty International on 09/03/2010

Tuesday 9 March 2010 Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced a proposal to take the children from the settlements where they live and place them in boarding schools. ...

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UN forces must remain in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted by Amnesty International on 05/03/2010

Friday 5 March 2010 As attacks on the civilian population and humanitarian agencies continue, the government has requested that MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission, withdraws from the country by June 2 ...

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DR Congo: Congolese Groups Demand the Removal of Abusive Army Commander

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 01/03/2010

(Goma) - Fifty Congolese human rights and civil society organizations, along with Human Rights Watch, lodged a formal complaint today against Colonel Innocent Zimurinda, a senior army officer based in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. read more

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