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Clarity Needed Over Disappearance of Syrian Human Rights Lawyer
A prominent human rights lawyer who disappeared along with his friend on their way to work are feared to have been detained by Syrian security forces
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Amnesty International Urges Texas to Grant Clemency to Man Facing Execution for Crime Committed as Teenager
Anthony Haynes, a 33-year-old African-American man, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the fatal shooting of white off-duty police officer Kent Kincaid a year earlier, and now faces execution…
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Serbian Prime Minister’s Ban on Belgrade Pride Violates Constitutional Protection of Freedom of Expression
The decision by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to ban Belgrade’s Pride March for the second year in a row puts the country in breach of its own law and…
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Bangladeshi Minority Communities Must Be Protected and Arsonists Must be Brought to Justice
The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice and steps need to be taken to ensure ethnic minorities…
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A Shell Game: Kiobel vs Royal Dutch Petroleum
The Kiobel vs Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum case at the Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of US legal remedies for human rights abuses.
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President Obama Keeps a Yemeni Journalist in Jail
For speaking out about a US drone attack that killed 41 people, a Yemeni journalist was targeted by the Yemen government. When it appeared he would be released, President Obama…
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Agents of Repression: Egypt’s Police and the Case for Reform
Amnesty's new report highlights serious breaches of human rights by policy in Egypt, and makes the case for police reform.
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Key Human Rights Challenge to 2012 U.S. Presidential Candidates
Amnesty International is challenging the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates to commit to a set of 12 human rights goals that will help secure the place of human rights in their…
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Killing of Maldivian Parliament Member “Shocking Act of Violence”
Amnesty International condemns the killing of Dr. Afrasheem Ali, who was stabbed to death outside his home in the capital of the Maldives, Malé, early in the morning of Tuesday,…
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300th Person Exonerated By DNA Evidence in US
Damon Thibodeaux is the 300th person exonerated by DNA evidence, and the 18th person freed from death row by such evidence. He confessed falsely to the crime.
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Balaclavas in Action
Balaclavas take the world by storm protesting the unjust imprisonment of Pussy Riot. [PHOTO GALLERY]
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Amnesty International Calls Conviction of Cambodian Government Critic “Shocking and Baseless”
The shocking and baseless conviction of government critic Mam Sonando reflects the deteriorating situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia, Amnesty International said today.