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Urgent Action Victory! – Texas Governor Commutes Death Sentence (USA: UA 37.18)
On 22 February, the Governor of Texas commuted the death sentence of Thomas Whitaker hours before he was due to be executed. It was the first such act of clemency…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Texas Governor Commutes Death Sentence (USA: UA 37.18)
On 22 February, the Governor of Texas commuted the death sentence of Thomas Whitaker hours before he was due to be executed. It was the first such act of clemency…
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Urgent Action: Young Human Rights Defenders at Risk of Torture (Iran: UA 45.18)
Young Iranian human rights defenders Shima Babaee, who is campaigning against compulsory veiling, and her husband Dariush Zand are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Both have been detained…
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Iran: Dozens of women ill-treated and at risk of long jail terms for peacefully protesting compulsory veiling
A warning by Iranian police that women could be jailed for up to a decade for joining protests against compulsory veiling has put dozens at immediate risk of unjust imprisonment…
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Amnesty International Ads Rejected By WMATA to be displayed across Washington
An ad campaign from Amnesty International USA that was rejected by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will be displayed across the city today and tomorrow, calling on activists…
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SYRIA: Security Council must ensure civilians in Eastern Ghouta get immediate humanitarian assistance
Responding to the news that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally voted today on a much-delayed resolution calling for humanitarian aid into Eastern Ghouta and a partial ceasefire, Sherine…
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Hundreds of Activists Urge Congress to Act on Human Rights
Next Monday, hundreds of Amnesty members and supporters will meet with members of Congress to speak out for refugees, humanitarian aid, and the importance of fighting for human rights around…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Prisoner Of Conscience Gets Medical Care (Venezuela: UA 274.17)
Prisoner of conscience Villca Fernández finally received medical care after having been denied urgently needed medical treatment since June 2017. Since 26 January 2018, prison authorities have transferred Villca Fernández…
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2018 Lobby Day Survey
Thank you for participating in Amnesty International USA’s 2018 Lobby Day! We hope that this lobby day experience was a rewarding one for you. We want to hear about what…
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Amnesty International State of the World’s Human Rights Annual Report 2017-18
The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalize massive discrimination against marginalized groups, Amnesty International warned today as it launched its annual global assessment…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Prisoner Of Conscience Gets Medical Care (Venezuela: UA 274.17)
Prisoner of conscience Villca Fernández finally received medical care after having been denied urgently needed medical treatment since June 2017. Since 26 January 2018, prison authorities have transferred Villca Fernández…
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Urgent Action: 12 Assumed Transgender People Publicly Tortured (Indonesia: UA 36.18)
Individuals assumed to be transgender women by the North Aceh Police Force were arbitrary arrested, humiliated and tortured on 27 January. Although released without charge the next day, the individuals…