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Secure Communities Expansion a Draconian Step
The Secure Communities expansion announced by the Department of Homeland Security will undermine crime prevention and further marginalize groups that are already at risk.
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Trying Troops in Civilian Courts = Big Step for Human Rights in Mexico
A historic Mexican Supreme Court decision has ruled that soldiers accused of human rights abuses against civilians should be tried in civilian - not military - courts.
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Turkey's Disappeared: The Pain of the Past and New Dangers
Turkey should renew its efforts at uncovering and facing some of the uglier pages of its past in the hopes of creating a freer, more democratic future.
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Guatemalan Former Soldiers Sentenced to 6,060 Years for Massacre, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - A judge in Guatemala City yesterday sentenced four former soldiers from an elite army unit to more than 6,000 years in prison…
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Taiwan Confirms Death Sentence in 23-Year-Old Case, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- Taiwan must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today, after the death sentence was confirmed in the…
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Armed Dozo Militia Fighters Are Seen as Threat to Civilians Who Fear Leaving Temporary Camps
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) - Ivory Coast security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands of people…
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No Justice for Women in DRC
Two year after Secretary Clinton's unprecedented visit to the Congo to address rampant sexual violence including mass rapes, the situation for women there might be even worse.
Report
Côte d’Ivoire: Climate of fear stopping return of displaced people
Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by post-election violence from returning to their…
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10 Books for Your 2011 Summer Reading List
10 great books to add to your summer reading list that also help you learn about human rights.
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How to Help Somalia
The Amnesty report on Somalia's Children under Attack released last week reflects the despair already engulfing what is being called a Failed State.
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Amnesty International Report Describes “Unimaginable Daily Horrors” for Children in Somalia
Executions, Indiscriminate Attacks and Denial of Food, Water and Medical Care are Outlined in New Report Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- The scale of war…
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Children in Somalia facing war crimes
Children in southern and central Somalia are under relentless attack. Their lives are in constant danger and their hopes for the future have been shattered by armed conflict and grave…