Shell 'lied' about oil spill
Amnesty International has reported that Shell lied about the magnitude of an oil spill in the Niger Delta.
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Diplomats kidnapped in Mali as chaos continues
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.
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Amnesty raises questions over US arms shipment to Egypt
Amnesty International has called on the United States to clarify the final destination of an arms shipment it said is headed to the Egypt.
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Ethopian law 'is crippling human rights work'
Human rights groups in Ethiopia are struggling to survive under a law that Amnesty International says is too vaguely worded and restrictive.
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Benin's AU meeting begins with security threat talks
African leaders began talks on insecurity in the Sahel region at the first African Union meeting convened by Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi.
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Anti-gay Bill resurfaces in Ugandan Parliament
Ugandan politicians are debating reintroduced anti-homosexuality proposals for prison sentences but references to the death penalty have been dropped.
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Journalists jailed in Ethopia on anti-terrorism charges
An Ethopian judge has handed down prison sentences to journalists and politicians under the controversial anti-terrorism laws.
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Egypt forces storm democracy watchdogs' offices
Egyptian security forces have stormed the offices of pro-democracy groups that they say are fomenting protests with the help of foreign funding.
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Amnesty International: US sent Egypt weapons amid crackdown
Amnesty International says the US continued to provide Egypt with ammunition, even as security forces held a violent crackdown on state dissenters.
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Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been accused of brutality sometimes worse than that of Hosni Mubarak after more deaths of protesters.
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