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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Calls on Newly Re-Elected President Obama to ‘Recapture the Human Rights High Ground He Staked Four Years Ago’
“President Obama has been given a second chance to keep his promises on human rights. Don’t blow it.”
November 7, 2012
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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Applauds Voters for Defense of Maryland Dream Act; Calls on Federal Government to Pass National Legislation
"The securing of the Maryland DREAM Act is a victory for immigrant and human rights communities."
November 7, 2012
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Revoking Nationality of Bahraini Opposition Figures is a “Frightening and Chilling” Decision
Bahraini authorities stripped 31 opposition figures, including politicians, activists and religious figures, of their Bahraini nationality, leaving some stateless.
November 7, 2012
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Resounding Vote In Favor of Historic Global Arms Trade Treaty Is a Potential Victory for Human Rights Worldwide
157 governments at the U.N. General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament in New York voted on Wednesday in favor of…
November 7, 2012
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Lawmakers in Viet Nam Should Push for an Immediate Moratorium on the Death Penalty
“We urge lawmakers in Viet Nam...to call for a complete moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death…
November 7, 2012
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Chinese Authorities Must Release Women’s Rights Activist Mao Hengfeng
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prominent women’s rights activist, Mao Hengfeng, who has been sentenced to one and a…
November 6, 2012
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Safety of Five Death Row Inmates Transferred to Iran’s Evin Prison At Risk
The transfer of five death row inmates from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj near Tehran to the capital’s Evin Prison…
November 6, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls for Independent Probe of Bombings in Bahraini Capital
Amnesty International today condemned a string of bomb blasts in Bahrain’s capital that killed two people and injured a third…
November 5, 2012
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Brazilian Authorities Must Respect Human Rights While Taking Control of Maré Area
Tens of thousands of residents of one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas are being targeted by Amnesty International and…
November 5, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls for Independent Probe of Security Force Killings of Men and Boys in Northern Nigeria, One Day After Condemning Abuses in New Report on Security Forces
Security forces shot dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, a day after Amnesty International issued a…
November 2, 2012
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Russia Must Reverse Recent Legislation Putting Human Rights Activists and Political Opponents at Risk
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign into law a new bill on high treason after Russia’s Parliament approved…
November 2, 2012
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Israeli Authorities Must Release Palestinian Prisoner of Conscience in West Bank
The Israeli military authorities must end their campaign of harassment, intimidation and arbitrary detention against Palestinian activist, Bassem Tamimi, in…
November 1, 2012