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Iran Resorts to Mass Executions to Deal with Its Drug Crisis
At least 488 people have been executed for alleged drug offenses so far in 2011, a nearly threefold increase on 2009, a new Amnesty International report says.
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40 Years After Horror, Bangladesh Is Free
Given Bangladesh's birth, the country has made great strides towards ending human rights violations. It has a long way to go but we should celebrate today.
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Amnesty International Releases New Short Film Inspired by Abusive National Security Policies
Amnesty International released a new short film, Happy World Travels, that was inspired by the abusive policies of the "war on terror," including the use of torture and the refusal…
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Amnesty International Documents “Killing Spree” by Iran — Surge of Secret Executions for Drug Offenses – To Contain Huge Drug Problem
This year has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people – many impoverished and some juveniles – who are executed for drug offenses in Iran, Amnesty International said…
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Amnesty International ‘Shocked’ Following Reports of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s Return to Prison
Following Chinese state media reports that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng violated probation and will be sent back to prison, Catherine Baber, Asia-Pacific deputy director at Amnesty International issued…
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Want a One-Way Ticket to Guantanamo?
Check out Amnesty's new short video "Happy World Travel" for a look at what happens when one man heads to a travel agency looking for a relaxing vacation.
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Amnesty International Finds a “Human Rights Crisis” In Government Report that Half of All Americans Are Either Poor or Low Income
Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Campaign Director Tanuka Loha made the following comments today in response to new U.S. government census figures revealing that a record number of Americans – nearly…
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Listen to the Silent Cries of the Disappeared in Kashmir
Indian soldiers in Kashmir continue to commit serious abuses under protection of draconian impunity legislation. Hundreds have been 'disappeared' in the past two decades.
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Record Number of Palestinians Displaced by Unlawful Demolitions
Israeli authorities have stepped up unlawful demolitions in the West Bank over the past year, displacing a record number of Palestinian families.
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Amnesty International Report Slams Discriminatory Practice In Spain
The Spanish authorities must stop the practice of police selecting individuals for identity checks based on their ethnic or racial characteristics, Amnesty International said in a report released today at…
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China Must End Land Grabs Amid Protests Over Death in Custody, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on Chinese authorities to end violent and illegal land grabs, as protests by villagers in the southern province of Guangdong continued following the death in custody…
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The Shady World Of Execution Drug Trafficking
More and more drug companies object to being involved in executions. As a result, state efforts to get lethal injection drugs are looking more and more unseemly.