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7 Things Afghanistan’s New President Must Do
These elections represent much more than the appointment of a president. For Afghanistan, it signals the beginning of a new era.
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Amnesty International Responds to New Hampshire Death Penalty Decision
In response to the New Hampshire State Senate’s 12-12 vote and decision today to table the death penalty repeal bill, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins issued the…
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Introducing New Legislation That Will Help Families of Murder Victims
Taking care of murder victims’ family members is the right thing to do. Our work isn’t done until we make sure their needs are met.
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Chicago & Illinois: A 10-Point Human Rights Agenda
This report, prepared in connection with Amnesty International USA's annual Human Rights Conference, outlines ten pressing human rights issues facing the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois as…
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Join Susan Sarandon: End the Death Penalty in New Hampshire
Massive public pressure has helped end the death penalty in 18 states in recent years. You can help make New Hampshire next.
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ACT NOW: End the Death Penalty in Delaware
Delaware is closer than ever to abolishing this ultimate denial of human rights, but we need your help to win.
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Death Penalty 2013: Small Number of Countries Trigger Global Spike in Executions
Alarming levels of executions in an isolated group of countries in 2013 saw close to 100 more people put to death around the world compared to the previous year, a…
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Amnesty’s Death Penalty Report
Although 2013 saw more executions than in previous years and several countries resuming executions, there was also progress towards abolition in all regions of the world.
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Changing Hearts and Minds in India
Kadambari Gladding discusses turning the tide of public option in India, where public option increasingly favors the death penalty.
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5 Death Penalty Myths Debunked
History is littered with human rights violations that were supported by the majority, but which were subsequently looked upon with horror.
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More Than 500 Sentenced To Death in ‘Grotesque’ Ruling in Egypt
Today's mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective nature of Egypt's justice system.
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BREAKING: New Hampshire House Votes to Repeal Capital Punishment
The fight is not over. The repeal bill must now go before the State Senate. Join me in calling on the state legislature to abolish the death penalty in New…