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Amnesty International Urges Iran to Halt Execution of Young Man in Case Riven with Doubt
The Iranian authorities must urgently commute the death sentence of Ehsan Shah Ghasemi, a 24-year-old man who faces imminent execution…
June 19, 2015
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Chinese rights activists face five years in prison for publishing books on democracy
The Chinese government must release and drop all charges against three human rights campaigners about to be tried on state…
June 18, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to Shooting at Historic Black Church in South Carolina
“We are horrified by the killings in Charleston, and we mourn the senseless loss of life,” said Steven W. Hawkins,…
June 18, 2015
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Amnesty International Report Finds That All 50 States Fail to Meet International Standards on the Use of Lethal Force by Police
A new report by Amnesty International USA finds that all 50 states and the District of Columbia fail to comply…
June 17, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Senate Adoption of Anti-Torture Amendment
Today, the Senate adopted a crucial anti-torture amendment as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year…
June 16, 2015
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Amnesty International USA: Woodfox Must Be Released Immediately
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana announced that they would continue a stay of a…
June 12, 2015
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US Congress Introduces Anti-Torture Amendment
Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced legislation that would strengthen the ban on torture and codify aspects of an executive…
June 9, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Judge Brady’s Ruling In Favor of Albert Woodfox’s Unconditional Release
U.S. District Judge James Brady called for the unconditional release of the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3, Albert…
June 9, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Decision to uphold Raif Badawi sentence is a dark day for freedom of expression
The decision by the Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia to uphold the sentence of the blogger Raif Badawi to 10…
June 7, 2015
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Tiananmen, 26 years on, the repressive patterns intensify
Amnesty International reiterates the call for an open and independent inquiry into the 1989 military crackdown and urges the Chinese…
June 4, 2015
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Two years after Snowden, governments resist calls to end mass surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence…
June 4, 2015
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New Amnesty Report: Senior Members of Nigerian Military Must be Investigated for War Crimes
Based on years of research and analysis of evidence - including leaked military reports and correspondence, as well as interviews…
June 2, 2015