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Brazil: Lowering age of adult criminal responsibility will consign children to “medieval” prison system
Plans to lower the age at which children can be prosecuted as adults in Brazil will dramatically undermine children’s rights…
May 18, 2015
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President Obama to Announce Efforts to Curb Militarization of Police
According to news reports, President Obama will announce today that he will ban the supply of some military-style equipment and…
May 18, 2015
Press Release
USA Freedom Act Should Spur Complete Surveillance Overhaul
Passage of the USA Freedom Act has to be the beginning, not the end of real surveillance reform, Amnesty International…
May 14, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Death Penalty in Boston Bombing Case
In response to the announcement that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death after being convicted in the Boston Marathon bombings,…
May 13, 2015
Press Release
Bangladesh: Authorities must deliver justice as third blogger is hacked to death in latest assault on freedom of expression
The Bangladeshi authorities must deliver justice over the shocking murder of the secularist Bangladeshi blogger Bijoy Das – the third…
May 12, 2015
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Texas Set to Execute Mentally Impaired Man
The state of Texas is scheduled to execute a man with a history of severe mental illness tonight. Derrick Dewayne…
May 12, 2015
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Paraguay: Raped 10-year-old girl continues to be denied the option of an abortion despite national and global outrage
The clock is ticking and Paraguayan authorities are still not ensuring that all options are available for a raped 10-year-old…
May 11, 2015
Press Release
Horrific abuse in Libya driving migrants to risk lives in Mediterranean crossings
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic…
May 11, 2015
Report
“Libya is Full of Cruelty:” Stories of Abduction, Sexual Violence and Abuse from Migrants and Refugees
Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic…
May 8, 2015
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Raif Badawi remains behind bars in Saudi Arabia a year after being sentenced to 1,000 lashes
One year after Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail, Amnesty International…
May 7, 2015
Press Release
U.S. Court Rules NSA Mass Surveillance Illegal
The U.S. government’s mass surveillance of communications received a major setback today with a court of appeals ruling that the…
May 7, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Decision To Release on Bail Guantanamo’s Youngest Detainee
Omar Khadr, who spent more than 12 years in U.S. custody after he was detained at age 15 and sent…
May 7, 2015