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The Death Warrant
One year ago Troy Davis' execution warrant was issued. The ensuing wave of terror such a warrant can trigger is played out again and again in the US.
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Send a Tweet, Free a Prisoner
Can 140 characters help free prisoners in far away places? In this case, yes.
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Amnesty International Demands Bahrain Free Prisoners of Conscience Following Verdict “Driven by Vindictiveness”
On Tuesday, the High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld the convictions and sentences of the 13 men convicted last year by military courts on charges related to anti-government…
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Amnesty International Urges Iran to Release Journalist and Women’s Rights Activist Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
Journalist and women’s rights activist Zhila Bani-Yaghoub was summoned on Sunday to the notorious Evin Prison to begin a one-year sentence for speaking out against authorities and reporting on human…
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Human Rights Crisis in Maldives Exposed in New Amnesty International Report
Scores of Maldivians speak out about the violence around February 7 in a new Amnesty International report.
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U.S. Justice Department Has Failed to Hold CIA Accountable for Torture in Detention
The Justice Department's failure to conduct a thorough investigation on well documented cases of abuse and torture of detainees is a striking blow against justice.
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Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan to Investigate ‘Despicable’ Beheadings of Children
A 12-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl were reportedly beheaded by unknown assailants on Thursday.
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Amnesty International Urges Nepalese President to Prosecute Human Rights Violators
In a joint statement with Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and TRIAL (Swiss Association against Impunity), Amnesty Internatinal asks President Ram Baran Yadav to overturn a proposed…
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Raising a Regional Flag “Embarrassed the People of Indonesia in the Eyes of the World”
In Indonesia, raising a flag can land you in jail. That's just what happened to an elementary school teacher for daring to unfurl a regional flag.
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Gambia Must Impose Moratorium on Executions
Amnesty International reiterates call for moratorium on executions in Gambia, as 38 people still on death row are at imminent risk of execution.
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“It’s One of the Worst Crimes in the World”: Wife of ‘Disappeared’ Journalist
Prageeth Eknaligoda, an outspoken Sri Lankan journalist was "disappeared" over two years ago after he published an article critical of the President.
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Rachel Corrie, Michael J. Fox and the Right to Housing
The recent verdict in the Rachel Corrie case underscores the larger issue of the right to housing in Israel and the Palestinian territories.