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Alton Sterling Case Highlights Need for Criminal Justice Reform
Following reports that the DOJ will file no charges against Baton Rouge police officers in the death of Alton Sterling,…
May 2, 2017
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World Press Freedom Day: From Chilling Arrests in the U.S. to Prisons in Turkey, Freedom of the Press Must be Protected
While the White House considers reviewing libel laws and reporters face arrest both in the United States and around the…
May 2, 2017
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Philippines ‘war on drugs’: Credible and impartial investigations needed after ‘secret jail cell’ revealed
Following today’s suspension of more than a dozen police officers and the announcement of an internal investigation into revelations that…
April 28, 2017
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Arkansas Executes Kenneth Williams, Fourth and Final Execution Over the Past 10 Days
The state of Arkansas executed Kenneth Williams tonight, ending a spate of eight scheduled executions that were set to take…
April 28, 2017
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Government Must Be Transparent in Assessing the Impact of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Responding to reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not release a report on the environmental effects of…
April 27, 2017
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Afghanistan: Civilian casualties show how unsafe it is for refugees to be returned
Attacks on civilians in the first three months of this year and the inability of the Afghan government to ensure…
April 27, 2017
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Honduras: Historic opportunity to decriminalize abortion
Ahead of a debate in the Honduran congress today over the country’s criminalization of abortion, Amnesty International’s Americas Director Erika…
April 25, 2017
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Arkansas Scheduled Double Execution is Heinous and Shameful
Arkansas executed Jack Jones today, the second of four prisoners scheduled to be executed before the state’s supply of lethal…
April 24, 2017
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100 Ways Trump Has Threatened Human Rights in First 100 Days
As the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration come to a close, Amnesty International has compiled a list…
April 24, 2017
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Mounting fears for civilian safety as Hodeidah offensive looms in Yemen
Fears are growing for the safety of civilians in the strategic western port city of Hodeidah amid reports that a…
April 24, 2017
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Turkey: Journalists around the world demand release of 120+ jailed colleagues
The three former Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Egypt for more than 400 days have joined thousands of other journalists,…
April 21, 2017
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Arkansas Kills Prisoner in First of Horrific Spate of Executions
Arkansas executed Ledell Lee today, the first of four prisoners scheduled to be executed before the state’s supply of lethal…
April 21, 2017