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A Father Speaks Out: Don’t Let My Son Die
Rev. Reynolds Thomas is fighting to keep his son Reggie Clemons from being executed in Missouri despite a strong case for innocence and gross prosecutorial misconduct.
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Another detainee dies at Guantánamo: Yemeni man, in his 11th year of detention without charge or trial, found dead in cell
A tragic reminder of the numbing cruelty of the USA’s indefinite detention regime at its Guantánamo Bay detention facility, and the urgent need to resolve the detentions, comes with the…
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Harsh New Report by Amnesty International Exposes Appalling Prison Conditions in Chad
Prisoners in Chad are chained 24 hours a day in severely overcrowded, unventilated and filthy cells where temperatures reach up to 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
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One-Night-Only Manhattan Benefit Will Feature Original Pussy Riot Videos – Including the Song That Launched a Movement
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) Executive Director Suzanne Nossel will join other human rights advocates, artists and musicians tonight in Manhattan to launch an international benefit tour to free the Russian…
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Moldovan Laws Must be Reformed to Combat Discrimination
Amnesty International calls for urgent changes to Moldovan laws to combat high levels of discrimination faced by ethnic and religious minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people, the…
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Amnesty International Expresses “Alarm” Over Reports of Police Beating of Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal in South Sudan
International hip hop artist and human rights advocate Emmanuel Jal has been seriously beaten by police in South Sudan.
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Cartoonist Arrested for “Sedition” in India
Aseem Trivedi, an anti-corruption cartoonist, was arrested in India on charges of "sedition" for depicting parliament as a commode.
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Chad: ‘We Are All Dying Here’ — Human Rights Violations in Prisons
Prison conditions in Chad are deplorable. Men, women and children share overcrowded cells and often must supply their own food and medicine. Amnesty International is calling for urgent prison reform.
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Lampedusa Shipwreck is a Grim Reminder of European Union’s Failure to Protect Migrants at Risk
The sinking of a boat carrying migrants towards the southern Italian island of Lampedusa underscores why European Union governments need to do more to rescue and assist destitute people who…
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Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy Still in Danger Despite Bail
Today’s decision by a Pakistan court to grant bail to Rimsha Masih, a 14-year old Christian girl accused of blasphemy, is an encouraging step, but the Pakistan government must urgently…
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Prisoner Without Conscience Pardoned and Promoted
What does Azerbaijan do with an army officer convicted of butchering a sleeping Armenian colleague? Promote him.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Must Uphold Core Principles of Human Rights
Negotiators from nine countries are gathering outside Washington, D.C. to draft a new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. These delegates must ensure that any new rules on copyright and patents…