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Something’s Rotten in the State of Denmark: A Tale of Two Identities
They told me they didn't have the authority to change my information. This was because I had not been castrated.
February 10, 2014
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Bringing Human Rights Home – Red Carpet
Amnesty International’s Bringing Human Rights Home Concert brought Amnesty’s leaders, musicians, former prisoners of conscience and celebrities together on the red carpet.
February 6, 2014
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Thousands of Activists Brought Human Rights Home and This is What Happened
Tonight thousands saw and heard the soundtrack of a human rights movement, led by a new generation of artists. Thousands more around the country and around the world engaged through their activism and through their social media channels. It is a human rights movement in high definition. And it is just the beginning.
February 6, 2014
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What Imagine Dragons Did Before They Performed on Saturday Night Live
Before he took the stage of SNL, Dan Reynolds sat down to listen to a message recorded halfway around the world by two activists he had never met.
February 5, 2014
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Russian Environmental Activist Sentenced to 2 Weeks in Jail – For Swearing
It's a simple and horrifying message from the Russian authorities to the country's civil society: If you don't fall in line, you will be next.
February 5, 2014
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Russian Civil Society Activist Arrested Ahead of Start of Sochi Olympics
As the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics comes closer, harassment against civil society activists has intensified.
February 3, 2014
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What You Need to Know Before You Tune Into Saturday Night Live Tonight
Imagine Dragons won't be joining Seth Meyers on for his last Weekend Update, but if they were, they would tell you all about our concert on February 5.
February 1, 2014
Press Release
Hundreds of Thousands Petition Putin to End of Repression in Russia
A handcuffed Russian ballerina braved the freezing weather in Moscow yesterday as Amnesty International activists delivered a petition of 330,000 signatures urging President Vladimir Putin to repeal repressive legislation in the country.
January 31, 2014
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7 Days Before Sochi, 7 Prisoners of Conscience You Should Be Thinking About
Many still remain behind bars. Seven days before Sochi, here are seven prisoners of conscience who have yet to be released - and what you can do about it.
January 31, 2014
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Closing Morocco’s Rape Loophole is Just the First Step
The amendment is a significant step forward for women and girls in Morocco. Sadly, however, for many other women and girls across the Maghreb, such laws continue to pose a major threat.
January 31, 2014
Press Release
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio “Did the Right Thing” By Dropping Stop-and-Frisk Appeal
It is time that the city of New York move away from discriminatory policing practice that has violated the rights of countless men, women and children.
January 30, 2014
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Before the Sochi Olympics, Let President Putin Know He’s Not Fooling Anyone
Putin's prisoner amnesty seems to indicate that he cares deeply about bad publicity. So let's generate some more.
January 30, 2014