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Amnesty International Leaders, Activists Speak In Support of Repealing Death Penalty at Maryland House and Senate Hearings
“Marylanders are now on course to eliminate the abhorrent practice of capital punishment. The state will have an opportunity to support victims’ families and focus on public safety solutions that…
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Saudi Arabia: Two Executions a Week is Two Too Many!
A spree of executions that has sent 10 prisoners to their deaths since the beginning of the year in Saudi Arabia must be halted.
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Aamer Must Be Released Immediately Unless Charged and Fairly Tried
Amnesty International will present more than 50,000 petitions, addressed to President Barack Obama, to the White House and to the U.S. embassy in London on Thursday, February 14th, calling for…
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Saudi Arabia’s Attack on Foreign Domestic Workers
Saudi Arabia has a long, infamous history of denying legal rights to foreign domestic workers. Two recent cases demonstrate that these workers can't even count on basic internationally accepted protections…
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7 Ways for Obama to REALLY Earn that Nobel Peace Prize
At the local level, Americans are demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing human rights. In recent elections, voters legalized marriage equality in nine states and passed the DREAM Act to…
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Amnesty International Calls on Saudi King to Halt Execution of Sri Lankan Woman
A young Sri Lankan woman is at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for a crime she allegedly committed when she was under 18, prompting Amnesty International to urge…
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This Weekend in Bahrain: Will U.S. Officials Stand Up for Freedom?
Nabeel Rajab is the President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, and this fact has everything to do with his three year prison sentence. That's why Amnesty International members…
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Saudi Demonstration Highlights a Year of Failure to Investigate Protest Deaths
As Saudi Arabians in the Eastern Province prepared to take to the streets to mark the deaths of at least 14 people in connection with protests there since last year,…
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Game On for Saudi Women
There is still a long way to go for women's rights in Saudi Arabia, a country where women can now carry the Olympic flag, but not the keys to the…
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Ahead of Friends of Syria Meeting Friday in Paris, Decisive International Action on Syria Needed to Quell Alarming Increase in Violence
Urgent action must be taken to stop the deadly cycle of repression and abuse in Syria.
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The Worst Place to Be a Woman in the G20
As the world’s 20 top economies convene for its annual meeting this week, an expert poll evaluates the best and worst places to be a woman. The worst may surprise…
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Saudi Arabia Ramps up Clampdown on Human Rights Activists
A number of key Saudi Arabian human rights activists have been put on trial, signalling a growing crackdown on their work.