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Why El Salvador Must Immediately #SaveBeatriz
Beatriz has been subjected to another week of cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, and have no news regarding action by the authorities to save her life.
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Indefinite detention at Guantánamo continues – 100 detainees on hunger strike
What will it take to get the US government - across its three branches - to act with a real and continuing sense of urgency to close the US detention…
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Journalists Targeted in On-Going Conflict in Syria
Amnesty International released a report on World Press Freedom Day detailing dozens of cases of journalists and media workers attacked or held in Syria since the 2011 uprising.
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Ten Ways to Repress a Journalist
From trumped-up charges and removing work licenses to murder, here are 10 ways journalists are repressed and prevented from reporting freely and fairly.
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In Egypt, Making Fun of Authorities is No Laughing Matter
In Egypt, making fun of the authorities is no laughing matter. It's a criminal offense. Take action to stop the crackdown on freedom of expression in Egypt.
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Get Ready to Celebrate LGBT Pride Month!
In the months leading up to Pride, Amnesty groups participating in local pride events can access the 2013 Pride Tool Kit for information and resources on LGBT human rights actions.
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It’s Official! Death Penalty Now Abolished In Maryland
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed death penalty abolition into law, making his state the 18th in the U.S. to abandon capital punishment.
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Guantanamo: Is Death The Only Way Out?
9 prisoners have died waiting for justice in Guantanamo. Death should not be the only way out of the detention center.
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
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El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously ill pregnant woman with vital medical treatment within 72 hours,…
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Saudi Arabia Threatens New NGO in an Attempt to Intimidate and Repress Human Rights Activism
Saudi Arabian authorities have interrogated and intimidated four founding members of an emerging human rights group, said Amnesty International, which demanded that the repression stop.
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Syria is Deadly for Journalists, Says New Amnesty Report on World Press Freedom Day
Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been deliberately detained, disappeared, tortured and killed over the last two years to silence them, says Amnesty International in…