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Egypt: Draconian counterterrorism law latest tool to muzzle peaceful activists and crush dissent
A draconian counterterrorism law expanding the Egyptian authorities’ iron grip on power would strike at the very heart of basic freedoms and human rights principles and must be scrapped immediately…
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The Human Rights Reports that could: Analysis of the 2014 Department of State Country Reports
The annual country reports by the State Department are a potentially valuable roadmap to guide U.S. foreign and domestic policy. But what they omit speaks volumes.
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More People Power: 14 Human Rights Successes So Far in 2015
By Kristin Hulaas Sunde Time to celebrate another 14 global human rights successes in 2015. 1. We helped Moses, a torture survivor on death row, get pardoned in Nigeria After…
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Are Justices Breyer and Ginsberg Ready to Call It Quits on the Death Penalty?
On Monday the Supreme Court issued their decision in Glossip v. Gross, voting 5-4 to allow Oklahoma to continue to use midazolam in their lethal injection procedure. The Court ruled…
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Lethal Injection
Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, had the following reaction to today’s decision by the Supreme Court regarding lethal injection
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From Animal Cartoons to Opposition to the Death Penalty: Just About Anything Can Land You in Prison in Iran
[caption id="attachment_61411" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Artist Atena Farghadani[/caption] It seems that not one single thing escapes the attention of hardliners in Iran, bent on using the extraordinary powers they hold to…
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Harsh Prison Sentences for Two Female Activists in Iran Highlight Rampant Injustice
The sentencing of Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani to more than 12 years in prison – far in excess of the statutory maximum punishment for the charges she faced…
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Pardoned Nigeria Torture Victim ‘Overwhelmed’ By Campaign to Spare His Life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been pardoned following intensive campaigning from Amnesty International supporters across the…
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Saudi Arabia: 90 executions this year beat 2014’s disgraceful record
Saudi Arabia today has carried out its 90th execution so far this year, equalling the number of people executed in the Kingdom during the whole of 2014, said Amnesty International.
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Nebraska Legislature Overrides Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
Today the Nebraska legislature voted to override Governor Ricketts’ veto of a measure repealing the death penalty. Nebraska will now become the 19th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment, and…
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VICTORY: Nebraska Becomes the 19th US State to Abolish the Death Penalty!
Wow, who would have thought it possible? Red-state Nebraska (with a few purple splotches) actually has repealed the death penalty by voting to override the Governor’s veto! And who were…
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‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, Torture and Summary Killings of Palestinians by Hamas Forces During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict
Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel and others during Israel’s military offensive against Gaza in July…
