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Annual Report: Afghanistan 2011
Head of state and government: Hamid Karzai Death penalty: retentionist Population: 29.1 million Life expectancy: 44.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 233/238 per 1,000 Conflict-related violence, and attendant human rights violations,…
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Annual Report: Colombia 2011
Head of state and government: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (replaced Álvaro Uribe Vélez in August) Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 46.3 million Life expectancy: 73.4 years Under-5 mortality…
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India Looking For a New Hangman, But I Have a Better Idea
India hasn't had an execution since 2004, but now two are planned. The process is slowed because of a lack of hangmen in India. I have a solution.
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Saudi Arabia: Surge in executions in recent weeks
The Saudi Arabian authorities must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today, following a significant increase in executions in the country in the last six weeks
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European Drugs And U.S. Executions
Denmark based Lundbeck says it will more aggressively try to stop U.S. states from using its drug in executions.
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Iran Mission to the United Nations Accepts 21,000-Plus Petition Signatures from Amnesty International Delegation of Hollywood Luminaries
On behalf of Amnesty International, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis delivered a stack of 21,000 petition signatures into the hands of an officer of the Iran Mission to the United Nations…
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Human Rights Don't Discriminate: Join Us For Pride Month
Join Amnesty International in celebrating 2011 Pride Month in June and stand up for human rights for all.
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Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan
Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of Professor Saba Dashtiyari and…
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Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan
Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of Professor Saba Dashtiyari and…
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Hollywood Luminaries Deliver Petition to the Iran Mission
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Academy Award Winner Paul Haggis, Actress Nazanin Boniadi, Film Producer Trudie Styler and Former Imprisoned Journalist Maziar Bahari Join Amnesty International June 8 to…
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Hollywood Luminaries Deliver Petition to the Iran Mission
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Academy Award Winner Paul Haggis, Actress Nazanin Boniadi, Film Producer Trudie Styler and Former Imprisoned Journalist Maziar Bahari Join Amnesty International June 8 to…
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50 Years of Human Rights Captured Visually
View a collection of five info-graphics that tell the story of Amnesty International and some of the most urgent human rights issues of our time.