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Amnesty International: Albert Woodfox Must Be Freed Following Appeals Court Decision
Yesterday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana affirmed a 2013 ruling overturning the conviction of Albert Woodfox…
November 21, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls for Justice for Three-Year-Old Rape Survivor in Afghanistan
According to news reports, a suspect is in custody in connection with the rape and attempted murder of a three-year-old…
November 21, 2014
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Amnesty International Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
In response to President Obama’s announcement of an executive order on immigration policy tonight, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven…
November 21, 2014
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Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign
Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights…
November 18, 2014
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India: Victory for Bhopal gas leak survivors as government promises additional compensation
India’s government has today agreed to increase a multi-million dollar compensation claim against Union Carbide over the 1984 gas leak…
November 14, 2014
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Amnesty International Responds to USA’s Recognition that the Convention Against Torture Applies at Guantánamo
Amanda Simon, Amnesty International USA, 212-633-4162, [email protected] In response to the U.S. government's recognition today in Geneva before the UN…
November 12, 2014
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Mexico: Attorney General´s announcement on disappeared students exposes government’s failures
The statement by Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam today that the 43 students who disappeared in September could have been…
November 8, 2014
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Pakistan: Justice needed for vicious mob killing of Christian couple following blasphemy allegation
The Pakistani authorities must bring to justice those responsible for the vicious mob killing of a Christian couple accused of…
November 4, 2014
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Bahrain: Bailing of human rights activist merely delays decision on unfair charges
News that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been released on bail is long over-due said Amnesty International today…
November 3, 2014
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Countries Urge El Salvador to Change Repressive Abortion Laws
El Salvador came under pressure from nine countries at the United Nations last night to amend its repressive and out-dated…
October 28, 2014
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Amnesty International Presents Petitions Signed by 31 Nobel Physics Prize Laureates and Thousands of Others for Release of Iranian Physicist
Thousands of individuals joined Amnesty International, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and…
October 28, 2014
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Amnesty International Releases New Ferguson Report Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Following the initial protests in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Amnesty International USA…
October 23, 2014