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Can US Citizens Now be Detained Indefinitely?
Breaking down the NDAA's indefinite detention provisions and how it could affect US citizens.
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Broad Coalition Opposes NDAA and Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Bay Now
A broad coalition of human rights groups and other like-minded organizations will mark the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being jailed at the U.S.-controlled detention facility in Guantanamo Bay,…
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Amnesty International Welcomes Mongolia’s “Vital Step” Toward Abolishing Death Penalty, as a Model for Other Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region
Amnesty International USA said today Mongolia's "vital step" toward abolishing the death penalty should serve as a model for other countries in the region and elsewhere, including the United States,…
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The Vote After The Revolt
Egyptians continue to head to the polls, even as the brutal crackdown by the military regime continues. Most recently, authorities raided the offices of 17 NGOs.
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Scholars Targeted in Turkey "War on Terror"
In Turkey's "War on Terror" virtually anyone critical of the government can be arrested -- from professors to non-profit staff to activists.
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“Trust me” is not enough of a safeguard, says Amnesty International, as President Obama signs the NDAA into law
Despite expressing serious reservations about the NDAA, the Obama administration has paved the way for legislation that will authorize indefinite detention.
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Great News! Journalists Released
The two journalists from newspaper The Destiny, arrested in early November, have been released without charge.
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Great News! Governor Imposes Moratorium on Executions
The Governor of Oregon has blocked an imminent execution -- which would have been the first in this US state since 1997 and only the third since 1962 -- and…
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Jabbar Savalan Freed!
Jabbar Savalan - imprisoned for a Facebook post - was released from prison on December 26th. Amnesty activists from over 80 countries sent tens of thousands of actions on his…
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Housing: It's a Wonderful Right
Housing is a human right. Yet 3.5 million people in the U.S. are homeless and every day banks foreclose on more than 10,000 mortgages and order evictions of those residing…
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Student Activist Zia Nabavi Marks Another Birthday in Prison
Students in Iran are often permanently banned from university study because of their peaceful political activities.
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2011: Five Good Signs For Death Penalty Abolition in the US
2011 could be the turning point for death penalty abolition in the U.S.