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Election Day in Egypt: Celebrations and Concerns
Cairo protests may not lead to a repeat performance of the January uprising. Unless Egyptian rulers heed international calls for peace, the outcome may be violent.
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Immunity Deal in Yemen
By granting immunity, Yemen's power-transfer deal delivers a hammer blow to accountability for human rights violations.
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Small Arms Put Women at Risk in Their Own Homes
Women around the world are at greatest risk of gun violence, not on the streets or in combat zones, but in their own homes.
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Amnesty International Finds Lengthy Sentences for Reformists in Saudi Arabia a Worrying Development
Lengthy prison sentences given to 16 men, among them prominent advocates of reform who had tried to set up a human rights association in Saudi Arabia, are a worrying development,…
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Thailand’s 20-year Sentence for Text Message ‘Repressive,’ Says Amnesty International
A 20-year prison sentence for sending four text messages deemed offensive to the Queen of Thailand is a blow to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today.
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Critical Report of Bahrain Should Spur Human Rights ‘Turning Point,’ Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged Bahrain’s government to usher in much needed human rights reforms after a comprehensive independent report by international experts criticized the use of torture and “excessive force”…
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Indonesia’s ‘Slap on the Wrist’ for Police Violence in Papua is Accountability Failure, Says Amnesty International
The fact that eight Indonesian police officers involved in a violent crackdown on a peaceful gathering that left three dead have only been given written warnings is a failure of…
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How Many More Syrians Have To Die Before The UN Acts?
The UN Security Council has failed Syrians so far. Join us in at the UN headquarters in New York on November 30 for a rally in support of peaceful protesters…
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Families Imprisoned in Secret Camps
This Thanksgiving, take a moment out of your family time to take action for the thousands of families held in North Korean prison camps.
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Broken Promises in Egypt
Egypt's military rulers have crushed the hopes of the Jan. 25 uprising, but the Egyptian people are proving more resilient than the generals imagined.
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Oregon Execution Is Off
A Dec. 6 execution is still on in Oregon, where the last execution was in 1997. Gary Haugen is volunteering for death, but Governor Kitzhaber can stop it.
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Crackdown in Turkey Continues
In recent weeks, we've seen Turkey’s crackdown on Kurdish activism and the round up of thousands of individuals on terrorism charges.