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18 October. Amnesty International asks Soviet leader to free political prisoner who Sakharov says is near death.

6 November. Amnesty International calls for Argentine probe into murder of Uruguayan exiles./El gobierno argentino debe investigar el asesinato de exilados uruguayos. Declaración de Amnistía Internacional.

13 November. Amnesty International calls for release of all political prisoners in Mali/Amnistie International sollicite la libération des détenus politiques au Mali.

19 November. Amnesty International urges release of prisoners on hunger strike in Ecuador. /Se pide libertad para prisioneros de Ecuador, los prisioneros han declarado huelga de hambre. Comunicado de Amnistía Internacional.

26 November. Amnesty International appeals to President Ford for US Thanksgiving Day amnesty.

28 November. Amnesty International asks American ILO states to help stop harassment of Uruguayan trade unionists./Detener la persecución de sindicalistas en Uruguay-Amnistía Internacional pide la intervención de los Estados Americanos miembros de la OIT.

29 November. Amnesty International urges Ethiopia to spare lives of remaining detainees and ensure they receive fair trial.

1 December. Amnesty International lists 229 trade unionists imprisoned in 17 countries.

2 December. Victims confirm international cooperation on torture training (news conference following Campaign for the Abolition of Torture workshop).

12 December. Amnesty International queries "all political prisoners freed" statement by Rhodesian leader.

17 December. Amnesty International appeals for general amnesty in Cameroun./Appel d'Amnesty International pour une amnistie génerale au Cameroun.

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13 January. Amnesty International report says torture still used systematically by many countries throughout world (revised edition of Report on Torture). 15 January. Amnesty International concern at crackdown on dissidents in Lithuania.

19 January. Amnesty International urges freedom for hundreds of political prisoners in Chad./Amnesty International demande la libération de centaines de prisonniers politiques au Tchad.

23 January. Amnesty International dismayed at Council of Europe decision. 24 January. Amnesty International condemns executions in Somalia.

27 January. Amnesty International hits at Vietnam agreement signatories over failure to act on tens of thousands of prisoners./Amnesty International met en cause les signataires des accords de Paris pour n'avoir pas assuré la libération de dizaines de milliers de prisonniers civils vietnamiens.

12 February. Amnesty International says gross violations of human rights have reached new peaks in Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina./Amnistía Internacional acusa: violaciones a derechos humanos en Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina. (accompanied by article entitled: “Arbitrary Arrest, Torture, Kidnapping and

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