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Human Rights Stories Left Untold During the State of the Union Address
After the State of the Union address, people who experience human rights abuses may wonder -- will the U.S. ever match its rhetoric with its policies?
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Why Showing Up For Death Penalty Repeal Matters
On Valentine's Day, both Maryland and Montana will be hearing death penalty abolition bills. Showing up to these hearings is an important show of strength!
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Fears Arise that Zimbabwe Will Restart Executions after Appointment of New Hangman for Country
Amnesty International said today reports that Zimbabwe has recruited a new hangman are “disturbing” and raises fears that the country may start executions after a seven-year hiatus.
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Kirk Bloodsworth and the Demise of the Death Penalty
Kirk Bloodsworth faced execution in Maryland for a crime he didn't commit; he knows first-hand that the death penalty risks executing the innocent.
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Executing Women In the USA
Executions of women in the U.S. may be rare; but the flaws in their cases are all too common.
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China Must Halt Execution of Woman Who Killed Violent Husband
A Chinese woman who stabbed her husband to death after suffering months of domestic violence should not be executed, Amnesty International urged on Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia’s Attack on Foreign Domestic Workers
Saudi Arabia has a long, infamous history of denying legal rights to foreign domestic workers. Two recent cases demonstrate that these workers can't even count on basic internationally accepted protections…
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Our Death Penalty: Inciting Murder And Killing Arbitrarily
When Robert Gleason Jr. was put to death in Virginia on January 16 (he chose the electric chair) he became the 140th so-called "volunteer" for execution since the reinstatement of…
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7 Ways for Obama to REALLY Earn that Nobel Peace Prize
At the local level, Americans are demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing human rights. In recent elections, voters legalized marriage equality in nine states and passed the DREAM Act to…
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One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State
A diverse group of states-- Colorado, Delaware, Maryland and Montana-- are pursuing death penalty repeal bills this year.
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Religious Freedom Under Attack as Shi’a Villagers Face Eviction
The threatened forced relocation of a Shi'a community living in temporary shelter in East Java is yet more evidence of the continuing discrimination against religious minorities in Indonesia, said Amnesty…
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Amnesty International Voices Support for Gov. O’Malley’s “Courageous” Stand Against the Death Penalty in Maryland
Brian Evans of Amnesty International USA’s Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty made the following comments today in response to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s announcement seeking repeal of the death…