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Amnesty International Urges Texas to Grant Clemency to Man Facing Execution for Crime Committed as Teenager
Anthony Haynes, a 33-year-old African-American man, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the fatal shooting of white off-duty police…
October 4, 2012
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Clarity Needed Over Disappearance of Syrian Human Rights Lawyer
A prominent human rights lawyer who disappeared along with his friend on their way to work are feared to have…
October 4, 2012
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Bangladeshi Minority Communities Must Be Protected and Arsonists Must be Brought to Justice
The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice…
October 3, 2012
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Serbian Prime Minister’s Ban on Belgrade Pride Violates Constitutional Protection of Freedom of Expression
The decision by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to ban Belgrade’s Pride March for the second year in a row…
October 3, 2012
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The international human rights movement announces the 2012 Martin Ennals Award winner, a Cambodian monk working to prevent forced evictions
The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA), met in Geneva today and selected the Venerable…
October 2, 2012
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Killing of Maldivian Parliament Member “Shocking Act of Violence”
Amnesty International condemns the killing of Dr. Afrasheem Ali, who was stabbed to death outside his home in the capital…
October 2, 2012
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Key Human Rights Challenge to 2012 U.S. Presidential Candidates
Amnesty International is challenging the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates to commit to a set of 12 human rights goals that…
October 2, 2012
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Six Bahraini Medical Staff Jailed for Exercising Right to Expression Must Be Released Immediately
Six Bahraini medical staff were jailed on Monday for their role in last year’s pro-reform uprising in Bahrain.
October 2, 2012
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South Sudanese Authorities Must Investigate and End “Horrific Acts of Violence” by Security Forces
South Sudan must take immediate steps to end human rights violations including torture, shootings and sexual violence by security forces…
October 1, 2012
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New Amnesty International Report Exposes Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Colombia
Authorities in Colombia are failing to make any real progress toward justice for women who have suffered sexual violence during…
October 1, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijan to Free Youth Activist
A young Azerbaijani opposition activist spent the weekend in incommunicado detention after a group of men in plainclothes seized him…
October 1, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls Conviction of Cambodian Government Critic “Shocking and Baseless”
The shocking and baseless conviction of government critic Mam Sonando reflects the deteriorating situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia,…
October 1, 2012