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- According to a report by Amnesty International, "Anyone from the Kivu region, or with links to the region, appears to have been at risk of arrest and incommunicado detention without any judicial authorization or supervision."†
Chpt 6amnesty = a pardon; or the time period during which the pardon is offered
- They sought out representatives of Amnesty International to inform them about the torture, disappearances, and killings of people from Kivu that were being carried out by the Kabila government across the river.†
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- Pressed by the UN and Amnesty International for an explanation, the government in Brazzaville at first denied any knowledge of the men's whereabouts, then later said they had been moved to the interior of the country for their own safety.†
Chpt 6
- Kabila announced an amnesty for some of the men imprisoned at Makala, but in the end, Joseph was not among those released.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(amnesty) official forgiveness or a pardon; or the time period during which the pardon is offered
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)