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The Death Penalty In 2011: Three Things You Should Know
Amnesty International released its annual report on the death penalty with global trends. The US, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq remain the world's top executioners.
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Celebrating a Fearless Human Rights Defender, Jenni Williams
Jenni Williams will be awarded Amnesty International's 2012 Ginetta Sagan Award for her fearless determination to promote civil and human rights for all Zimbabweans despite great risks.
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USA: In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the US Southwest
Amnesty International’s latest report, shows that the United States is failing in its obligations under international human rights law to ensure these rights.
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India's Cynical Sri Lanka Vote
A look at India's vote on the Sri Lanka resolution in the UN Human Rights Council.
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Asking Tough Questions on US Military Aid to Egypt
The US announced it will waive human rights requirements on aid to Egypt. Instead, the US needs to make sure weapons and aid it transfers Egypt or any regime will…
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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded…
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Great News! José Daniel Ferrer GarcÃa Was Released Without Charge on 24 February.
Former prisoner of conscience José Daniel Ferrer GarcÃa told Amnesty International how he had been arrested in Havana on 21 February and held in police custody. He was transferred to…
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Great News! Around 15 men detained in Riyadh, during a protest held on 16 December have been released.
Around 15 men detained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, during a protest held on 16 December have been released. Around 12 were set free without charge after they were reportedly…
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Great News! Pro-reform activist Georges Moubayed was released at the end of January 2012.
Georges Moubayed, a jeweller aged 62, was abducted after leaving his house in the Jaramana district of the Syrian capital Damascus on 10 January 2012. It was not known where…
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Great News! Professor Mohamed Zain Al-Abideen was released without charge on 4 March after being held for 15 days.
Mohamed Zain Al-Abideen, the Dean of the College of Higher Education at the University of Al Zaiem Al Azhari in Omdurman, was arrested on 20 February by National Intelligence and…
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Great News! Kuwaiti Teenager Held in Bahrain Released.
Kuwaiti teenager Ali Feifel Sahad al-Ali was released on 14 March 2012, after he was sentenced to one month in prison. He returned to Kuwait with his family the same…
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Death Sentences and Executions 2011
Amnesty's new report lays out the global numbers for the death penalty in 2011.
