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Should This Woman Be Jailed By The U.S. For Resistance to Iraq War?
Kimberly Rivera faces deportation from Canada to the US and jail time for her resistance to the Iraq War.
September 18, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Reports High Civilian Death Toll in Syria from Relentless and Indiscriminate Bombing and Shelling of Northwest Towns and Villages
The Syrian army is waging a relentless and indiscriminate campaign of air bombardments and shelling in northern Syria with civilians as the main victims, many of them children.
September 18, 2012
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Gambia’s President Suspends Executions Amid Outcry
Amid global outcry - including 30,000 Amnesty petitions - Gambian President halts recent execution spree. But the moratorium is not enough.
September 17, 2012
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Villages Emptied, Citizens Bombed: Business As Usual in Syria
Every day children and civilians are being killed in air bombardments and artillery strikes all over Syria. Amnesty International's Donatella Rovera witnessed the scenes every day.
September 14, 2012
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Good News! Court Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision
This week a court ruled against indefinite detention. Shamefully, the Obama administration has already appealed.
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Cambodia: Amnesty International welcomes Ieng Thirith decision
Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal today declared Ieng Thirith, one of the alleged senior Khmer Rouge leaders, unfit to stand trial and ordered her release from detention.Â
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Egypt to Arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Upon Entry into Egypt
Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is due to meet President Mohamed Morsi and other top Egyptian officials as part of a two-day visit beginning Sunday.
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Say Why They are Holding Jorge Vázquez Chaviano or Release Him
The Cuban authorities must either explain why they failed to release detainee Jorge Vázquez Chaviano as scheduled on September 9 or let him go immediately and unconditionally.
September 14, 2012
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Torture and Impunity in Turkey: The Case of Engin Çeber
The use of extra-judicial killings and torture has long haunted Turkish society and has largely gone unpunished. Help ensure justice for Engin Ceber.
September 13, 2012
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Is Reggie Clemons the Next Troy Davis? 10 Facts that Will Make Your Blood Boil
As If you didn't need more reasons why the US death penalty system is insane.
September 13, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls Venezuela’s Break with Regional Human Rights Court “An Affront to Victims”
Amnesty International called the Venezuelan government’s decision to denounce the American Convention on Human Rights and therefore pull out of the Inter-American Court "an affront to the victims of human rights violations."
September 13, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan to Defer Vote to Appoint Intelligence Director Accused of Torture
Amnesty International calls on Afghanistan’s Parliament to delay its vote to appoint a new national intelligence director until it carries out a thorough and transparent investigation into claims of his involvement in numerous alleged acts of torture and other grave human rights violations.
September 13, 2012