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El Salvador’s Supreme Court Continues to Toy with Young Mother’s Life
A decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to once again put off a ruling on whether or not to allow…
May 17, 2013
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“Shocking Levels” of Sexual Abuse in Prisons Cannot Continue
Response to the release of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics annual report, Sexual Victimizations in Prisons and Jails Reported…
May 16, 2013
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Algeria’s New Law on Associations Being Used to Stifle Civil Society
The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign…
May 9, 2013
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Map of Secret Prison Network in Eritrea Pinpoints “Infrastructure of Repression”
Twenty years after gaining independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners who are locked up in atrocious…
May 8, 2013
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El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously…
May 2, 2013
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of…
May 2, 2013
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Syria is Deadly for Journalists, Says New Amnesty Report on World Press Freedom Day
Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been deliberately detained, disappeared, tortured and killed over the…
May 1, 2013
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Saudi Arabia Threatens New NGO in an Attempt to Intimidate and Repress Human Rights Activism
Saudi Arabian authorities have interrogated and intimidated four founding members of an emerging human rights group, said Amnesty International, which…
May 1, 2013
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Amnesty International Welcomes President’s Remarks on Guantanamo, Calls for Action
President Obama is right to recommit to closing Guantanamo. But it's time to do more than talk.
April 30, 2013
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Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto’s Summit Golden Opportunity to Tackle Human Rights Issues
The United States and Mexican presidents should listen to local human rights defenders if their plans to improve human rights…
April 30, 2013
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Salvadoran Authorities Must Act Urgently to Save Young Woman’s Life in High-Risk Pregnancy
Amnesty International is mobilizing its worldwide activist network to demand that a 22-year-old woman in El Salvador be granted a…
April 29, 2013
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Tunisia Celebrates Internet Freedom by Continuing to Quiet Those Who Dare to Use It
Tunisia should mark its National Day of Internet Freedom on March 13 by immediately and unconditionally releasing 28-year-old blogger Jabeur…
April 26, 2013