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Violence in Nigeria: Bringing Back No One
Amnesty International released new findings into war crimes and other human rights abuses occurring in Nigeria. Evidence gathered included a series of videos.
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VICTORY: Meriam Released Thanks to Your Help!
More than a million Amnesty activists like you helped secure the release Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman sentenced to death because of her religious beliefs.
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Amnesty USA Head Appalled by Controversial Arizona Execution
In the aftermath of the drawn-out Arizona execution last night of Joseph R. Wood III, in which he was reported to have potentially suffered, Amnesty International USA executive director Steven…
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Amnesty USA Lauds Judge’s Ruling on California Death Penalty
A federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney, today struck down California's death penalty law, saying the practice was unconstitutional and that the delays facing death row inmates…
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Executions Iranian Style
Instead of trying to top last year’s alarmingly high number of executions, the Iranian government should stop the carnage.
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Amnesty International USA Honors 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
Steven W. Hawkins, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement today to acknowledge the historical importance of Freedom Summer and how we must learn from it to…
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How Egypt’s New Regime is Silencing Civil Society
Somewhere in Egypt, Hosni Mubarak must be smiling, knowing that three years after his downfall, he has won after all.
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Capital Deficit: A Submission on the Death Penalty to the UN Human Rights Committee
Today 140 countries are abolitionist in law or practice. A small number of countries account for the bulk of the global judicial death toll each year. One of them is…
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UPDATE: Formal Ruling on Egypt’s Mass Death Sentences Set for Tomorrow
The 683 Egyptians whose lives are at stake deserve better than the kangaroo court they faced in April. But so do all Egyptians.
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Secret and Incommunicado Detention of Benghazi Suspect Must Stop
The U.S. government must ensure that Ahmed Abu Khattalah, who is being held in secret and incommunicado detention, gets immediate and unrestricted access to a lawyer amid fears that he…
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Georgia Must Stay Marcus Wellons’ Execution
In response to the scheduled execution of Marcus Wellons in Georgia tonight, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins issued the following statement.
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TAKE ACTION: Stop the Execution of Russell Bucklew!
It’s time to stop turning a blind eye. Missouri’s refusal to stop the execution of Russell Bucklew proves just how cruel the death penalty is and why it must come…