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Safety of Five Death Row Inmates Transferred to Iran’s Evin Prison At Risk
The transfer of five death row inmates from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj near Tehran to the capital’s Evin Prison has sparked fears about their imminent execution.
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Hunger Strikes in Turkey: A Quiet Crisis
With relatively little attention from the international press, a quiet crisis is developing in Turkey, where hundreds of prisoners are engaged in mass hunger strikes.
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A Firsthand Account of Ongoing Women’s Crisis in Colombia
Attacks and intimidation continue against women's rights defender in Colombia. Yet the government ignores their cries for help.
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Brazilian Authorities Must Respect Human Rights While Taking Control of Maré Area
Tens of thousands of residents of one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas are being targeted by Amnesty International and NGO partners to ensure they know their human rights ahead…
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A Critic Gets it Wrong on Amnesty International and Libya
The claim that Amnesty International took a position of supporting NATO military action is patently false.
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Can Election Day Votes Bring Human Rights To The USA?
On Election Day, voters will decide on the rights to education and marriage equality in Maryland, and, in California, the right not to be killed by the state.
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3 Ongoing Human Rights Concerns in Myanmar
Despite the positive news of the release of Daw Suu and other prisoners of conscience, Myanmar still has a long road ahead for human rights for all.
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Amnesty International Calls for Independent Probe of Security Force Killings of Men and Boys in Northern Nigeria, One Day After Condemning Abuses in New Report on Security Forces
Security forces shot dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, a day after Amnesty International issued a new investigation condemning human rights violations by the security forces…
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El Salvadorian President Must Recognize State Role in Massacre
More than 200 men, women and children were killed by an elite army unit at the El Calabozo massacre in the northern San Vicente region on August 22, 1982. Three…
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“Shocking” Video Shows Armed Group Carrying Out Summary Killings of Men in Syria’s Idlib Province, Says Amnesty International
New video evidence emerged on Thursday that appears to show an armed group in Syria’s Idlib province carrying out a mass summary killing of men in their custody, Amnesty International…
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The Fatal Flaws of Texas Justice
12 years ago, newly minted TX Gov. Rick Perry said that Texas justice "can be better" - but 249 executions later it's clear that those were just empty words.
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An Ironic Honor: Internet Governance Forum in Azerbaijan
The UN's Internet Governance Forum prepares to meet in Azerbaijan, a country with a dismal record on freedom of speech, online or offline.
