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USA: Wrong court, wrong place, wrong punishment: Five alleged ‘9/11 conspirators’ to be arraigned for capital trial by military commission at Guantánamo
On 5 May 2012, at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a US Army Colonel, in his role…
May 3, 2012
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Amnesty International Praises Connecticut Gov. Malloy For Signing Law to End Death Penalty; Calls Action “Historic Step Forward for Human Rights”
Amnesty International USA today applauded Governor Dannel P. Malloy for signing into law SB280, which repeals the death penalty in…
April 25, 2012
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Amnesty International Welcomes Obama Administration Efforts to Avert Atrocities Around the Globe
Amnesty International today hailed President Barack Obama's announcement of new efforts designed to prevent genocide, mass atrocities and other crimes…
April 23, 2012
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Amnesty International Condemns “Shameful” Effort to Strip New Protections for Native Women from Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Amnesty International USA today condemned as “disturbing and shameful” the effort underway in the U.S. Senate to strip protections for…
April 20, 2012
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One Thousand Young Human Rights Activists From Across Northeast ‘Get On the Bus’ April 27 Headed for Protests in New York City
Activists from across the Northeast will "Get On The Bus" and travel to New York City on Friday, April 27…
April 20, 2012
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Amnesty International Praises Connecticut Lawmakers on Death Penalty Repeal; Urges Governor to Sign Bill Following House Vote
Amnesty International USA today praised the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting to abolish the death penalty and urged Gov.…
April 12, 2012
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Amnesty International Welcomes Charges Brought in Trayvon Martin Case
Amnesty International welcomes the Florida State Attorney’s decision to press charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, saying a…
April 11, 2012
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Marking 40 Years of “Inhuman” Solitary Confinement for Angola 2 Prisoners, Amnesty International Set to Deliver Tens of Thousands of Petition Signatures to Louisiana Governor
On Tuesday, April 17, on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol, Amnesty International will deliver more than 65,000 petition…
April 10, 2012
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Amnesty International Welcomes Vote to Remove Death Penalty in Connecticut
Amnesty International USA today applauded the Connecticut State Senate for passing Senate Bill 280, which repeals the death penalty in…
April 5, 2012
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Cruel Isolation: Amnesty International’s Concerns about Conditions in Arizona Maximum Security Prisons
New Amnesty report finds conditions in Arizona's maximum security prisons fall below international standards for humane treatment.
April 2, 2012
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Amnesty International USA Leader Testifies Before Congress on Continuing Human Rights Violations in Syria
Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, told Congress today that the world must respond to the grave situation…
March 30, 2012
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Ahead of Sunday Elections, Amnesty International Calls on Myanmar to Protect Human Rights, Including the Release of ‘Prisoners of Conscience’ and Safeguards for Ethnic Minorities
Ahead of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, April 1, Amnesty International said that despite Myanmar's steps toward improving the country's human…
March 30, 2012