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Equatorial Guinea arrests opposition leaders over march

MALABO (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea arrested at least four members of the opposition for seeking to organize a protest ahead of an legislative election this month, Amnesty International and a local rights activist said on Wednesday. Full story

Eviction fears haunt Haiti camps after attacks

Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rocky hills dotted with trees in the heart of the Haitian capital. Full story

Amnesty: Syrian government, rebels hunt reporters

Amnesty International said Friday that Syria's government and elements of its rebel movement are deliberately targeting journalists, releasing a report which had blame for both sides in the country's civil war. Full story

Amnesty says Sri Lanka represses dissent to consolidate power

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government is intensifying a crackdown on critics in order to tighten its grip on power, rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday, urging Commonwealth countries not to hold a summit there in November. Full story

Report urges Haiti to protect quake victims from forced evictions

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The human rights group Amnesty International accused the Haitian government on Tuesday of failing to stop the forcible eviction of thousands of displaced people living in tent camps set up after the huge earthquake that rocked the capital in 2010. Full story

Rights groups urge public access to UAE dissidents' trial

DUBAI (Reuters) - Human rights groups urged United Arab Emirates authorities on Wednesday to grant full public access to the trial of 94 people accused of plotting to seize power in the Gulf Arab state. Full story

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