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Moving Juveniles Out of Adult Prisons in New York Must Be Followed by Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed an executive order requiring all minors to be housed in juvenile facilities, rather than adult prisons. New York and North Carolina are the only two…
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Syria: Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a mosque and a busy market, as well as medical facilities,…
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Historic recognition of same-sex relationships in Greece
The Greek Parliament’s vote to extend civil unions to same-sex couples is an historic and important step in the right direction, but falls short of guaranteeing full equality with married…
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Nicki Minaj, Here’s Why Angola Should Not Have Your Heart
Following your December 19th concert in Luanda, Angola, you tweeted "Angola has my heart." More importantly, however, you also tweeted a picture of yourself with Isabel dos Santos, daughter of…
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International Migrants Day: Governments Must Address Crisis
Governments must act to protect migrants fleeing through the same routes and exposed to the same abuses as refugees, said Amnesty International on International Migrants Day.
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Japan: Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue
The Japanese authorities’ reprehensible use of the death penalty shows no sign of letting up as another two men were executed today, taking the total number of executions to 14…
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Jordan: Imminent deportation of Darfuris to Sudan is an ‘absolute disgrace’
Jordan must not deport the approximately 800 Sudanese asylum-seekers currently being held near Queen Ali International Airport in Amman, Amnesty International said today. The asylum-seekers were taken from outside UNHCR’s…
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Dow Must Show Up at Criminal Court Hearing in Bhopal
US chemical giant Dow must respond to court summons and show up on Saturday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Bhopal in relation to criminal charges around the…
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President Obama Must End Indefinite Detention, not Relocate It
During his year-end press conference today, President Obama referred to an 'irreducible population’ at Guantánamo and referenced his forthcoming plan to close the detention facility, which reportedly calls for some…
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UK Government breaking the law supplying arms to Saudi Arabia say leading lawyers
The UK Government is breaking national, EU and international law and policy by supplying weapons to Saudi Arabia in the context of its military intervention and bombing campaign in Yemen…
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Peshawar massacre set Pakistan on reprehensible execution spree
The devastating response of the Pakistani government in the wake of the sickening Peshawar school massacre has set the country on a relentless and reprehensible course of executions, said Amnesty…
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Ukraine: Communist Party ban decisive blow for freedom of speech in the country
Yesterday’s banning of the Communist Party in Ukraine is a flagrant violation of freedom of expression and association and should be immediately overturned, said Amnesty International.