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Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save lives
Officials from the Federal Attorney General's Office on migrant routes have reportedly ceased to focus on abuses against migrants and increased obstacles to accessing justice and protection. Amnesty International is…
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Death Penalty Repeal in Maryland Major Step Towards National Abolition
AIUSA hailed the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland today and urged Governor O’Malley to commute the sentences of all five prisoners remaining on death row.
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Maryland Legislature Passes Death Penalty Abolition!
Today the Maryland House of Delegates followed the lead of the state Senate and passed the death penalty repeal bill. The bill now goes to Governor Martin O’Malley who almost…
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An American Intern’s Fight for Justice in Armenia
We left physically intact, but I am scared to go back. That’s exactly what they want from me. That’s exactly why I won’t stop my fight for justice.
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Inside Syria: Documenting The War On Civilians
Citizen video coming out of Syria continues to uncover abuses that would otherwise go unnoticed. A thorough, traditional investigation—including direct access to witnesses or other relevant persons through field research…
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Escalating War Crimes by Armed Opposition Groups in Syria
Amnesty International released two new briefings on Syria today including one focused on the government’s indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas with banned weapons that are killing large numbers of children.
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You Can Bring Hope to Prisoners in Iran for the Iranian New Year
Imagine—if you can—what it is like to be a political prisoner sitting in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. You have not received anything that remotely resembles justice. But now imagine the…
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What Happens When You Cry Wolf to the Kenyan Crowd
Digital tools, including social media outlets, have greatly enhanced remote monitoring capability, and have emerged as a major component in the Kenyan elections. For human rights monitors, these tools have…
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Execution of Seven Saudi Arabian Men “Act of Sheer Brutality”
The execution today of seven men in Saudi Arabia after allegedly being forced to “confess” to charges of armed robbery was an act of sheer brutality, Amnesty International said.
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Another Guatemalan Union Leader is Dead—Will Two Campesino Activists Be Next?
Guatemalan labor leader Carlos Carlos Hernández was killed on March 8. Omar Jerónimo and Damaso Aldana fear they will be next.
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Seven Saudi Men to Face Firing Squad Wednesday Morning for Armed Robbery
Amnesty International said today Saudi Arabia is set to execute seven men Wednesday morning for robbery and called for an immediate halt to what would be an act of “sheer…
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#Shabhag and the Complexities of International Justice
In the chaos that followed Bangladesh's independence, little was done to ensure that those who were culpable in the massacres were brought to justice. Survivors of the 1971 horrors have…