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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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Human rights defender is killed in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities are failing to protect human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today following the killing of a prominent activist.
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Sole witness to Berta Cáceres murder: “It was clear she was going to get killed”
The armed men who burst into the house of Honduran Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres on 3 March had a simple plan: find her, kill her, and leave.
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Jailed in El Salvador after losing their pregnancies
For many of us around the world, Mother’s Day falls on May 8th this year, which also marks Teodora’s 36th birthday. Teodora has spent eight years in prison, and will…
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Rape and murder of Dalit woman highlights persistence of caste, gender-based violence
Authorities in the south Indian state of Kerala must ensure an independent investigation into allegations of police inaction in a case involving the rape and brutal murder of a 30-year-old…
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Ethiopia must release opposition politician held for Facebook posts
The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent opposition politician facing a possible death sentence on trumped-up terrorism charges over comments he posted on Facebook, said Amnesty International.
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“I will never stop” – a mother’s campaign to free her son in Iran
Iranian spiritual teacher and prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Taheri has been in pre-trial solitary confinement for five years, and has launched over a dozen hunger strikes in protest at…
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Security challenges in Iraq do not give carte blanche to commit human rights violations
The daily security threats that plague the lives of Iraqi civilians must not open the door to more human rights violations, Amnesty International warned today at the end of a…
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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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Authorities must put end to killing spree of people with albinism in Malawi
Malawian authorities must take immediate action to stop the ritual killings of people with albinism following the discovery of two more mutilated bodies in the past week, Amnesty International said…
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Sentenced to Eight Years in Jail for a Miscarriage
A 27-year-old woman, known as Belén to protect her identity, has spent the past two years in pre-trial detention accused of self-inducting a miscarriage. After the accusations, Belén was arrested…
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Trial of Mexican woman tortured to confess murder comes to a close as state prosecutors prepare final arguments
A woman who was tortured for 15 hours to confess to a crime and who has been languishing in prison for nearly four years must be released without delay, said…