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Georgia Execution Drugs Seized by DEA
Yesterday, the DEA seized Georgia’s supply of sodium thiopental, the anesthetic most states use as the first drug in a three drug cocktail to execute prisoners, explaining that there are…
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Joan Baez: A Lifetime of Human Rights Advocacy
Amnesty International turns 50 this year, and closely linked to Amnesty's legacy of championing human rights is that of folk legend Joan Baez. Baez was an active Amnesty supporter from…
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First Steps Toward Abolition in Connecticut
Following the lead of Illinois, Connecticut took a step toward death penalty abolition with a marathon hearing on Monday, March 7. Yale Amnesty group coordinator testified at the hearing and…
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Celebrate Spring by Remembering Iran's Detained Human Rights Defenders
As the human rights situation in Iran becomes even grimmer, as the government brazenly detains even the most senior politicians in the opposition movement, it is more important than ever…
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Illinois Has Abolished the Death Penalty!
Today, with the signature of Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois became the 16th state to abolish the death penalty, and the third state to do it in four years. By rejecting…
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Where is the Troy Davis case now?
Troy Davis' legal team is appealing the federal district court ruling that Davis did not meet the court’s self-described “extraordinarily high” standard to prove his innocence following the two-day evidentiary…
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Will Ohio Carry Out an Execution Nobody Wants?
Ohio is set to carry out an execution on March 10 that the victim's family does not want, and that the manufacturer of the execution drug strenuously objects to. Will…
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Belarus
Amnesty International works to stop Belarus human rights violations. Belarus human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Romania
Amnesty International works to stop Romania human rights violations. Romania human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Uzbekistan
Amnesty International works to stop Uzbekistan human rights violations. Uzbekistan human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Bahrain
Share: On This Page OVERVIEW Prisoners were tortured and subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment, including medical neglect, delays in medical treatment as reprisal and denial of contact with family…
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Egypt
"The arrest of EIPR staff, following a meeting with diplomats, Gasser Abdel-Razek’s punitive treatment in detention and the designation of human rights defenders as ‘terrorists’, are the latest illustrations of…