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3 Things You Should Know About “Zero Dark Thirty” and Torture
There are three things everyone should know about the new film, Zero Dark Thirty. It is not a documentary. Torture did not help find Osama bin Laden. And Torture is…
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Two Cambodian Women Campaigning Against Forced Evictions Must Be Released
Two women human rights defenders facing lengthy prison sentences in Cambodia on trumped-up charges must be freed immediately, Amnesty International said today.
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NRA Must Drop Its Campaign of Lies Against U.N. Global Arms Trade Treaty
Amnesty International is challenging the NRA to end its two decade-long opposition to the treaty, which would help stop the flow of weapons to dictators, warlords and armed groups known…
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New Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto Must Break with Legacy of Human Rights Violations
Mexico’s President must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues, including abuses in the context of the public security crisis, said…
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Ratification of Numerous New Death Sentences Underscores Need for Iraq to End Executions
Following ratification for 28 death sentences in Iraq on Monday, December 17 by one of the Iraqi vice presidents, Amnesty International urged authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on executions…
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Get On the Map!
Sting, Roger Waters and a growing number of artists and activists are joining freedom-loving people who are deeply troubled that Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of the Russian punk band…
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Death Penalty In 2012: Seven Significant Signs
In 2012, death sentences and executions maintained their historically low levels, and only nine states actually carried out an execution. In fact, the majority of U.S. states have not carried…
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Congress’ New Year’s Resolution Should Be to Pass an Inclusive VAWA
As Congress gets ready to take its holiday break, time is running out to pass an inclusive Violence Against Women Act that protects all communities.
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Amnesty International Report Exposes Widespread Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Italy
Migrant workers to Italy from sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Asia are employed in low-skilled, often seasonal or temporary jobs, suffer grave abuses at the hands of their employers, and…
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Paraguay Authorities Must Investigate Perpetrators of Curuguaty Killings
Amnesty International said today that authorities in Paraguay must ensure all those responsible for the deaths of 11 peasants and six police officers in Curuguaty last June are investigated, including…
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Division, Distrust and Despair – Egypt Votes On a New Constitution
A firsthand account of the situation in Egypt, just days before the constitutional referendum held on December 15, 2012. Against this backdrop of violence and division, millions of Egyptians in…
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Exploited Labor: Migrant Workers in Italy’s Agricultural Sector
Some migrant workers in Italy are paid as little as €25 for a day’s work, live in derelict buildings and makeshift shelters without running water, electricity or heating, and suffer…
