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Libya: Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near Ajdabiya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near AjdabiyaBodies of Opposition Fighters Were Shot in the Head, Their Hands Bound Behind Their Backs, Says Group’s Researchers in Libya Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) -- Amnesty International today revealed evidence of extrajudicial executions apparently committed by Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's forces near the town of Ajdabiya.Amnesty International researchers in eastern Libya on Sunday saw the bodies of two opposition fighters who had been shot in the back of the head after their hands had been bound behind their…
May 6, 2011
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Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics
Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government CriticsNew Report Says Journalists, Academics, Students and Others are Being Targeted in Iraq and Kurdistan RegionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Iraqi authorities are threatening, harrassing and intimidating government critics, journalists, academics, protest organizers and others who are speaking out against chronic lack of services, widespread unemployment, human rights abuses and corruption, Amnesty International said in a report issued today.Days of Rage: Protests and Repression in Iraq documents the killings of pro-democracy protesters by Iraqi and Kurdish forces,…
May 6, 2011
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Sri Lanka: United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2011United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- A United Nations (U.N.) report on accountability for war crimes committed in the Sri Lankan armed conflict must be made public, Amnesty International said today as a panel of experts submits their findings to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon."Sri Lankans must be allowed to see the panel’s findings. The report concerns a critical period in their recent history and they deserve to read it in full," said Sam Zarifi,…
May 6, 2011
Press Release
United States: Amnesty International Mobilizes Worldwide Membership on Behalf of Troy Davis
Amnesty International today issued an “Urgent Action” to mobilize its members worldwide to write the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to advocate for clemency for death row inmate Troy Davis.
May 6, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near Ajdabiya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near AjdabiyaBodies of Opposition Fighters Were Shot in the Head, Their Hands Bound Behind Their Backs, Says Group’s Researchers in Libya Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) -- Amnesty International today revealed evidence of extrajudicial executions apparently committed by Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's forces near the town of Ajdabiya.Amnesty International researchers in eastern Libya on Sunday saw the bodies of two opposition fighters who had been shot in the back of the head after their hands had been bound behind their…
May 6, 2011
Press Release
Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics
Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government CriticsNew Report Says Journalists, Academics, Students and Others are Being Targeted in Iraq and Kurdistan RegionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Iraqi authorities are threatening, harrassing and intimidating government critics, journalists, academics, protest organizers and others who are speaking out against chronic lack of services, widespread unemployment, human rights abuses and corruption, Amnesty International said in a report issued today.Days of Rage: Protests and Repression in Iraq documents the killings of pro-democracy protesters by Iraqi and Kurdish forces,…
May 6, 2011
Press Release
Sri Lanka: United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 12, 2011United Nations Report on Sri Lanka Conflict Must be Made Public, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- A United Nations (U.N.) report on accountability for war crimes committed in the Sri Lankan armed conflict must be made public, Amnesty International said today as a panel of experts submits their findings to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon."Sri Lankans must be allowed to see the panel’s findings. The report concerns a critical period in their recent history and they deserve to read it in full," said Sam Zarifi,…
May 6, 2011
Report
USA: Model criminal justice? Death by prosecutorial misconduct and a ‘stacked’ jury
Reginald Clemons has been on death row in Missouri for 17 years, almost all of his adult life. Scheduled for execution in June 2009, the execution was stayed by the Missouri Supreme Court which appointed a “special master” judge to examine the case after his lawyers raised doubts about the reliability of his conviction and questions about the proportionality of his death sentence.
April 30, 2011
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Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report
The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...
April 14, 2011
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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...
April 14, 2011
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U.S.: Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis AppealContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194, or Laura Moye, 202-675-8582 (Washington, D.C.) -- Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) death penalty abolition campaign director, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to reject Troy Davis’ appeal of the federal district court’s ruling that Davis did not prove his innocence:“Amnesty International is extremely disappointed that the Supreme Court rejected Troy Davis’ appeal. It appears that the justice system is comfortable allowing someone to be executed when…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report
The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...
April 14, 2011