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Nizami execution in Bangladesh will not deliver justice
The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice to the victims of war crimes, Amnesty International said today.…
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The death penalty will not deliver security in Afghanistan
The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said today.
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Bangladesh must halt imminent execution after Supreme Court upholds death sentence
The Bangladeshi authorities should halt the imminent execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami and impose a moratorium on the death penalty, Amnesty International said after the country’s Supreme Court rejected his…
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Pakistan: Investigation crucial after Karachi political activist tortured and killed in custody
Pakistani authorities must carry out an independent, thorough and transparent inquiry into the torture and death of political activist Aftab Ahmad while he was in the custody of the Rangers,…
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Journalism Is Not a Crime
Journalism is not a crime, yet the principles of free speech and a free press are threatened right across the world. To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May,…
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World Press Freedom Day: Journalists under attack just for doing their job
On World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Amnesty International is shining a light on nine cases of journalists from across the globe who have been harassed, threatened, locked up…
Urgent Action
Pakistan: Grant Clemency to Abdul Basit (UA 96/16)
A Pakistani man convicted and sentenced to death for murder in 2009, Abdul Basit, is at risk of execution. His execution has been stayed three times, all at the…
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Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger
Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International said today, ahead of his appeal court hearing in the south-western…
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Don’t Let California Jumpstart Executions
[caption id="attachment_43661" align="alignleft" width="594"] David McNew/Getty Images[/caption] Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) are doing everything they can to jumpstart executions after over a decade without them—and with the…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Prisoner In Solitary Confinement On Hunger Strike (Egypt: UA 91/16)
Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin has been on hunger strike since 9 March, in protest against his solitary confinement, which he has been held in since May 2016, when he…
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Georgia Set to Execute Intellectually Disabled Man Whose Lawyer Slept During Trial
The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Kenneth Fults this evening at 7:00 p.m. despite concerns about Fults’ mental state, racial bias, and lack of adequate representation during his…
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Next UN Secretary General must stand up for human rights
The next United Nations Secretary General must overhaul the global approach to aiding refugees and must do everything possible to end atrocities and protect civilians in armed conflicts, said Amnesty…