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Amnesty International Calls on Texas to Halt Humberto Leal Execution; at Stake Is ‘the Legitimacy of Texas’ Legal System,’ Says Human Rights Organization
Amnesty International has mobilized its worldwide membership to call on Texas Governor Rick Perry to grant clemency for Texas death row inmate Humberto Leal Garcia.
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Romania legal system condemning Roma to poor housing
Romania’s poorest and most disadvantaged citizens cannot access adequate housing because of the country’s legal system
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Amnesty International Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s Associates
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and his cousin…
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Amnesty International Urges Romania to Provide Adequate Housing to Evicted Citizens
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Romania's poorest and most disadvantaged citizens, the Roma, are in desperate need of adequate housing that they lack due to the country's…
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China must reveal whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s associates
Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and his cousin into house arrest, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from,"…
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”
Amnesty International today condemned as “harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair” the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court on 21 prominent Shia activists who advocated political reform. Eight…
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China: Ai Weiwei released on bail
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from",…
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”; Criticizes U.S. for Ignoring the Worsening Human Rights Situation in Bahrain
Amnesty International today condemned as "harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair" the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court on 21 prominent Shia activists who advocated political reform. Eight…
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Amnesty International Says High Profile Politicians Under Former President Held Without Charge in Ivory Coast
An Amnesty International delegation has discovered that 50 people, including the former prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, are being detained without charge by Côte d'Ivoire authorities at a…