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Demand Release of Syrian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist (08/06/09)
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Release Detainees Held in Aftermath of Disputed Election in Iran (07/25/09)
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Support Appeal against Unjust Detention of Colombian Indigenous Activists (07/21/09)
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Investigate Killing of Russian Human Rights Defender (07/15/09)
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Urge G8 Leaders to Call for Release of All Detained Activists in Iran (07/07/09)
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Tell President Obama to Stand Up for Human Rights in Colombia (06/23/09)
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End Government Harassment of Pakistani Champion of Women's Rights (06/19/09)
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Release Ill Cuban Activist from Isolation Cell (06/08/09)
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Drop Charges against Russian Art Curators (06/03/09)
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Stop Attacks on Colombian Human Rights Defenders (05/12/09)
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Demand Investigation into Kidnapping of Gladys Monterroso (04/03/09)
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Join the Ladies in White in Calling for Human Rights in Cuba (03/24/09)
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Disappearance Mystery in Thailand: After Five Years, a Fresh Start or Business as Usual? (03/16/09)
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Kenyan Human Rights Defenders Killed in Cold Blood (03/10/09)
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Help Ensure Justice for Mukhtar Mai (03/02/09)
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Demand Release of Detained Colombian Activists, Victims of Baseless Prosecutions (02/24/09)
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Thai Army Must End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders (02/09/09)
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Urge Iranian Authorities to Release Women Human Rights Defenders (02/02/09)
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Demand that Killers of Human Rights Defenders in Russia be Brought to Justice (01/22/09)
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Demand Review of Charges against Guatemalan LGBT Activist (01/20/09)
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Egypt Must Release Sinai Activist (12/24/08)
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Iran Must Respect Defenders' Right to Travel (12/16/08)
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A Big Week for Human Rights (12/09/08)
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Zimbabwean Authorities Must Produce Missing Activist (12/04/08)
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Demand Release of Detained Colombian Activist (12/02/08)
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Demand End to Baseless Prosecutions of Colombian Activists (10/15/08)
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Protest Threats against Iranian Nobel Prize Winner (10/08/08)
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Urge Egyptian Government to Release Online Activists (09/25/08)
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Who Ordered the Shooting of a Guatemalan Environmental Leader? (09/12/08)
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Protest Iranian Government's Repression of Feminist Writers (09/09/08)
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Demand Impartial Investigation into Killing of Independent Russian Journalist (09/04/08)
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Don't Forget Chinese Defenders Once the Olympic Crowds Go Home (08/18/08)
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Protect Mayan Lawyer Following Attempt on His Life (08/12/08)
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Demand an End to the Repression of Human Rights Activists in Iran (08/06/08)
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Investigate Killing of Displaced Women's Leader in Colombia (07/09/08)
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Stop Intimidation of Colombian Church Activists (07/01/08)
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Release Burmese Artist Leading Cyclone Relief (06/19/08)
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Support Iranian Women's Rights Activists on their National Day of Solidarity (06/12/08)
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Demand that Dangerously Ill Cuban Activist Receive Proper Medical Care (06/04/08)
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Help Guatemalan Defenders Uncover the Past (5/22/08)
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On Anniversary of Guatemalan Bishop's Murder, Demand Accountability for Mass Atrocities (4/29/08)
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Urge Congress to Support Reinstatement of Pakistani Judges (04/21/08)
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Protest Threats against Colombian Defender and her Family (04/16/08)
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End Repression of Non-Violent Government Critics in Nizhny Novgorod (04/09/08)
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Stop Wave of Attacks against Colombian Human Rights Defenders (03/19/08)
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Protest Travel Ban on Iranian Women's Rights Activist (03/14/08)
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Investigate Attacks on Campaigner against Mass Atrocities (03/10/08)
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Protect Peaceful Protesters in Colombia (02/20/08)
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Protest Closure of Iranian Women's Magazine (02/12/08)
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Your Voice Can Make a Difference in Kenya (02/05/08)
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Stop Arbitrary Detentions of Colombian Activists (01/31/08)
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A Conviction in Indonesia (01/25/08)
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Demand Medical Attention for Critically Ill Cuban Prisoners (01/16/08)
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Release Syrian Democracy Activists (01/11/08)
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Stop Killings of Guatemalan Community Leaders (12/17/07)
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Drop Charges Against Iranian Women's Rights Activists (12/4/07)
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