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Throughout its history, Amnesty International has won critical protections for individuals and systemic change affecting millions, including: Immigrants and asylum-seekers have been freed after we campaigned against their unjust detention…
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History
1961 In 1961, British lawyer Peter Benenson read a newspaper story about two Portuguese students who were jailed for raising their glasses in a toast to freedom. Appalled by this…
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About Us
Our Impact Throughout its history, Amnesty International worked in partnership with other organizations to win critical protections for individuals and systemic change affecting millions, including: Tens of thousands of people…
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Volunteer Leaders
We are activists on the frontlines. Our volunteers shape, lead, and carry out our work to protect human rights. These volunteer leaders fill a wide range of critical roles: they…
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Activists Protest Upcoming Executions in Arkansas and Ask Governor for Clemency
Activists have gathered in Little Rock to protest the state’s plans to execute seven people in 10 days starting next week. The executions are scheduled before the state’s lethal injection…
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Death Sentences and Executions 2016
For the first time since 2006, and only the second time since 1991, the United States is not among the world's five biggest executioners, Amnesty International said in its 2016…
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Hamas executes three civilians tried in Gaza military courts
In response to the appalling news that three men convicted of collaborating with Israel were hanged today by the Hamas de facto administration in the Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Deputy…
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Intellectually Impaired Prisoner on Death Row
The Supreme Court has determined that the state of Texas did not adhere to up-to-date medical and scientific standards when it determined that a prisoner was mentally competent to be…
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Death Penalty
What is the problem? The death penalty is cruel and inhuman. The death penalty – also known as capital punishment – is irreversible and often imposed in cases where guilt…
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Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, Margaret Huang, executive…
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Fidel Castro’s human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds
Fidel Castro’s achievements in improving access to public services for millions of Cubans were tempered by a systemic repression of basic freedoms during his time in power, Amnesty International said…
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Iran: Macabre propaganda videos feature forced ‘confessions’ of executed Sunni men
Iran’s authorities have used crude propaganda tactics to dehumanize death penalty victims in the eyes of the public and divert attention away from the deeply flawed trials that led to…
