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At least 20 states resort to death penalty in flawed anti-terror drive
Countries are increasingly resorting to the death penalty in a flawed attempt to combat terrorism-related crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing ahead of the World Day Against…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Launches Annual Write for Rights Campaign
Together, we can secure justice for people whose human rights are under threat, Amnesty International USA said today as it launched Write for Rights, the world’s largest annual, grassroots letter-writing…
Update
Troy Davis: 5 Years On
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty,…
Update
Troy Davis’s Legacy
By Savannah Fox, Field Organizer Five years ago today, on September 21st, I became an activist. I didn’t sign my first petition or attended my first rally. I found my…
Victory
Good News Video! – Released After Torture and Disappearance (Egypt: UA 187/16)
Islam Khalil, a 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture, was released on 31 August by the National Security Agency, 10 days after the prosecution ordered his release on bail.
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Obama and ASEAN in Laos: The questions journalists should be allowed to ask
In advance of the US-ASEAN Summit, the Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do their job and move freely, Amnesty International said today. Foreign…
Press Release
Laos: #WhereIsSombath
As the International Day of the Disappeared is marked around the world, the Laos authorities must promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate the abduction and suspected enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone,…
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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances persist globally
Governments around the world are consistently using enforced disappearances to secure their own power and silence opposition, said Amnesty International, ahead of this year’s International Day of the Disappeared on…
Update
Jeffrey Wood is Scheduled for Execution on August 24th, but he Didn’t Commit Murder
As death sentences and executions dwindle around the country and most states are abandoning the death penalty, a few states are determined to keep executions rolling. Top of the list…
Press Release
Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters in Ethiopia
At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces fired live bullets at peaceful protesters across Oromia region over the weekend, according to credible sources…
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Delaware Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty as it currently stands is unconstitutional in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Hurst v. Florida. The…
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Jokowi should not become the most prolific executioner in recent Indonesian history
The Indonesian authorities have told the relatives of 14 death row prisoners that they will execute them by firing squad tonight, Amnesty International has learned.