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It’s Official! Death Penalty Now Abolished In Maryland
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed death penalty abolition into law, making his state the 18th in the U.S. to abandon capital punishment.
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
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Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto’s Summit Golden Opportunity to Tackle Human Rights Issues
The United States and Mexican presidents should listen to local human rights defenders if their plans to improve human rights are to have any real impact.
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Rushing To Judgment
A rush to judgment, fueled by all-in media coverage of a particularly heinous crime, increases the chances that criminal justice officials will make critical mistakes, or engage in deliberate misconduct.
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‘Anyone Who Says We Live Comfortably on Death Row Has Obviously Never Been There’
More than 300 prisoners across the USA – including 18 who were on death row – have been exonerated in the past few decades after DNA evidence played a major…
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Amnesty International Condemns Boston Attacks & Calls for Rights to Be Upheld
Victims have a right to remedy, including the right to have the truth of what happened publicly established and those responsible brought to justice in proceedings that reaffirm the rule…
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Three Human Rights Victories You Helped Make Happen
While we often write about urgent news and actions about alarming abuses, today, we want to share some positive news - three major victories activists like you helped make happen.
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Five ‘Crimes’ That Can Get You Killed
Here's a list of some "crimes" that, in some parts of the world, can get you killed.
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Save Abdullah From the Ultimate Human Rights Violation
Pressure from activists like you likely helped spare Abdullah's life. But make no mistake - his execution is imminent.
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Who’s Next To Abolish The Death Penalty – Delaware?
The state of Delaware is known as the “Small Wonder”, but it has a surprisingly large death row. With 17 men (10 of them African American) facing execution, Delaware’s death…
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The Slow Decline Of The Death Penalty Continues
Amnesty International's new report reveals that the trend towards worldwide death penalty abolition continued in 2012, albeit not without some setbacks.
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Iraq: A decade of abuses
This report describes some of the worst human rights abuses in Iraq today and calls for urgent state action to address them and ensure full accountability.