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7 Discriminatory (or Deadly) Countries for LGBT People
In countries with anti-LGBT laws, punishment can include flogging, imprisonment, and even death. Here are 7 countries Amnesty International has particular concerns about.
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United States Must Halt Life Without Parole Sentences for Children, says Amnesty International
Authorities in the United States must ban the imposition of life without parole sentences against children and review the cases of more than 2,500 prisoners currently serving such sentences to…
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Amnesty International, Human Rights Organizations Urge UAE to Expunge Activists’ Convictions
The decision to commute the sentences of five activists recognizes that they should not have been prosecuted in the first place, but authorities should also expunge the convictions from their…
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Amnesty International Appalled By Belarus’ Death Penalty Sentences
The two death sentences handed down in Belarus today followed a trial that has failed to meet international fair trial standards, said Amnesty International.
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California's Big Death Penalty Moment
By this time next year, the death penalty could be a thing of the past in California, if Californians who care about justice and human rights get involved NOW.
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Locking Up Children For Life In The US
The USA is the only country in the world to sentence children as young as 11 years old to life imprisonment without parole.
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Clinton’s Visit to Myanmar Should Be Measured in Human Rights Improvement, Says Amnesty International
The success of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Myanmar should be decided by whether the authorities respond immediately by undertaking bold and far-reaching human rights…
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Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Halt Bill Banning Same-Sex Relationships
Amnesty International today reiterated its call on Nigerian authorities to scrap a harsh bill that if passed into law would attack basic rights and criminalize relationships between people of the…
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Calling for Justice Does Not Make Us "Whores"
Every day around the world, women challenge the status quo of poverty, exploitation, impunity, and war; they question oppressive customs and harmful traditions; they fight tirelessly for human rights.
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Give Thanks For Halting Of Oregon Executions
Yesterday, Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon declared a moratorium on all executions in his state. He should be thanked for taking such a principled stand.
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Urging End to Shameful U.N. Security Council Silence on Syria, Amnesty International on Nov. 30 To Set Up Memorial Outside U.N. Headquarters to Thousands of Dead in Syrian Uprising
On Wednesday, November 30 outside United Nations headquarters, Amnesty International activists will urge the Security Council to end its shameful silence about the bloodshed in Syria and act to prevent…
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After all that Misplaced Effort — Iran Batting Zero at the UN
Despite efforts to paint a happy face over its dismal human rights record, the Iranian government has not succeeded in fooling the international community about its “commitment” to human rights.