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India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough

The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…

March 28, 2012

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Amnesty International Welcomes India’s Reprieve of Man Sentenced to Death, Urges Indian Authorities to Commute All Capital Sentences

The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on March 31, was welcomed by Amnesty International today…

March 28, 2012

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Immigration Enforcement Results in Widespread and Systemic Human Rights Abuses, says New Amnesty International Report

Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color…

March 28, 2012

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USA: In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the US Southwest

Amnesty International’s latest report, shows that the United States is failing in its obligations under international human rights law to…

March 26, 2012

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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights

Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of…

March 26, 2012

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Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”

Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be…

March 23, 2012

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Amnesty International Disappointed by Reported U.S. State Department Waiver to Send Military Aid to Egypt

Amnesty International said today it was disappointed by reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to use a national…

March 23, 2012

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Death Sentences and Executions 2011

Amnesty's new report lays out the global numbers for the death penalty in 2011.

March 22, 2012

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Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council vote a step in the right direction

The UN Human Rights Council resolution calling on Sri Lanka to end longstanding impunity for human rights abuses is a…

March 22, 2012

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Leaders Must Respect Human Rights, Release Arrested Officials Following Coup in Mali

Leaders of the military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré’s Mali government must release the prime minister and other politicians…

March 22, 2012

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‘Dysfunctional situation’ threatens justice at Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia

The latest resignation of a judge from the UN-backed tribunal investigating crimes dating from the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia…

March 20, 2012

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Libya: The Forgotten Victims of NATO Strikes

Scores of Libyan civilians who did not directly participate in hostilities were killed and many more injured as a result…

March 19, 2012