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UPDATE: Raúl Hernández Will be Prosecuted
The State Attorney General's Office of Guerrero upheld murder charges against Raúl Hernandez despite unreliable and fabricated evidence.
August 9, 2010
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Security and Human Rights in the Kashmir Valley
Violence has escalated in the Kashmir Valley yet again, leaving 9 people dead, including at least one woman. This comes after violence a couple of weeks ago left 14 dead. The valley has been under a curfew, but anger has boiled over against Indian security forces and government institutions. The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, has called for calm. That's a good idea, but I'm more than a little concerned at the ham-handed way the Kashmiri police, the state government and the central government are dealing with the protests. It's certainly understandable for the government to want…
August 7, 2010
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Burma VJ: Human Rights Activism at Its Finest
"Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country" is an Academy Award nominated documentary created from the footage captured by the Democratic Voice of Burma during the “Saffron Revolution.” It highlights more than the overwhelming human rights abuses present in Myanmar by emphasizing the everyday devotion to freedom as well as the great personal risks that ordinary citizens assume to record political events.
August 6, 2010
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One Final Push to Protect Raúl Hernández from Unfair Murder Charges!
A decision will soon be reached regarding unsubstantiated murder charges against human rights defender Raúl Hernández. His final hearing was today, Friday, August 6, and we expect that the court will make a final decision on his case within two weeks of the hearing. Please take action now to ensure that he is not wrongfully convicted of murder! Raúl, a member of the Me'phaa Indigenous People's Organization (OPIM) in Guerrero State, Mexico, was arrested along with several other OPIM members in April of 2008 and accused of murdering Alejandro Feliciano García. Amnesty International believes that their arrests were prompted by…
August 6, 2010
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Global Day of Action for Sri Lankan Journalist
Next Tuesday, August 10, will be the 200th day since the Sri Lankan journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing after work. Amnesty International and other organizations have been calling on the Sri Lankan government to investigate his disappearance. In Sri Lanka, the Alliance of Media Organizations (Alliance) will mark this day by holding a protest and a seminar. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is asking its affiliates to support the protest by contacting Sri Lankan embassies around the world on Tuesday to express concern over his disappearance. Amnesty supports these actions by the Alliance and IFJ. Please join…
August 6, 2010
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Georgian Government Must Secure Human Rights for its Displaced
There are 246,000 internally displaced persons in post-Soviet Georgia. The government in Tbilisi must take bolder steps to normalize the lives of the displaced.
August 5, 2010
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Prop 8 Out, Equality In
The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable.
August 5, 2010
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Your Guantanamo Questions Answered
Join Amnesty's Tom Parker to get your questions answered about Guantanamo prison & the upcoming Military Commission trial for detainee Omar Khadr, who has been in U.S. custody since age 15.
August 5, 2010
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International Community Fails Kyrgyzstan
Nearly two months after the worst of the violence has subsided, the international community has failed to push for justice in Kyrgyzstan. To this day, entire neighborhoods are still burned to the ground and the people who lived there are still looking for a place to call home.
August 4, 2010
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A State of Siege in Texas?
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced this week that the 1,200 National Guard troops that President Barack Obama ordered to the southwest border were deployed on Aug. 1, and hundreds of additional Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being sent to the border to target dangerous criminals and help shore up security.
August 4, 2010
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Kenyans Face a New Vote Tomorrow
By Mariah Ortiz, Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi Kenyans are eagerly preparing to vote tomorrow on a proposed new constitution, less than three years since the presidential election that led to a disputed result and widespread violence that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced more than 500,000. Many Kenyans have read the entire proposed constitution back to back, and a number of non-governmental organizations are distributing “summary versions” of the constitution so that the public can easily inform themselves. Media coverage has been constant. The debate is heated, with both sides rallying, debating, and distributing campaign materials. Some…
August 3, 2010
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Time Running Out for Omar Khadr
After enduring eight years of torture and abuse as a child at Guantanamo, Omar Khadr is slated to face an unfair trial held by Guantanamo's military commissions - a system that President Obama denounced as being unconstitutional. Please join us in our efforts to call on President Obama to reject military commissions in this case.
August 3, 2010