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Death penalty repeal: if not now, when?
There is a growing call from the Black community throughout the nation for reform of the criminal justice system. We hear the bellowing of the now-famous phrase “Black Lives Matter”…
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Pakistan: Execution no way to deliver justice for Salman Taseer murder
The taking of another life is no way to ensure justice for the murder of Salman Taseer and Pakistan must immediately impose a moratorium on executions as a first step…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Gravely Ill Musician Returned To Prison (Iran: UA 41/16)
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian was forced to return to Tehran’s Evin Prison on 4 December. He had been on medical leave following his month-long hunger strike. He was hospitalized…
Urgent Action
Iran: Commute the Death Sentence of Amanj Veisee (UA 39/16)
Juvenile offender Amanj Veisee has been sentenced to death for the second time, after a retrial.
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Iraq: Shocking surge in 2016 death sentences tops 90 as ‘terror’ trial closes
The 40 death sentences handed down today in Iraq after a fundamentally flawed mass trial shows a reckless disregard for justice and human life, said Amnesty International, and brings the…
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
Press Release
Nearly four decades after revolution in Iran, legal framework remains deeply flawed
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
Report
Flawed Reforms: Iran’s New Code of Criminal Procedure
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
Press Release
Sir Richard Branson joins Amnesty International’s Global Council
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson is to join Amnesty International’s prestigious Global Council, the organization announced today.
Press Release
Ritual murders of people with albinism in Malawi must end
The killing of a woman with albinism in Malawi highlights the government’s shocking failure to protect the right to life and personal security of this vulnerable minority, said Amnesty International.
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20-year-old in Egypt marks two years in jail for anti-torture t-shirt
The continued detention of Mahmoud Hussein, a 20-year-old student who has spent more than two years in jail without charge or trial as of today, is yet another appalling example…