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Poverty is a Human Rights Issue
Despite progress, it's becoming increasingly clear that the world won't meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing extreme poverty by 50% by 2015. Progress for women in particular lags far…
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U.S. Public Turning Away From Death Penalty?
Public support for the death penalty is at its lowest since 1972, but it will still take a serious commitment to change the laws and abolish the death penalty.
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Political prisoner release should prompt continued pressure on Myanmar
Three prisoners of conscience for whom Amnesty International has campaigned for years have been released.
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The Man in the Mirror
President Obama needs to look in the mirror, reign in his administration’s baser instincts, and bring the rule of law back to US counterterrorism policies.
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Amnesty International Finds Widespread Abuse — and Even Torture — of Captured and Detained Al-Gaddafi Soldiers, Loyalists and Mercenaries Under Libya’s Transitional Government
Captured al-Gaddafi soliders, suspected loyalists and mercenaries held in western Libya are being beaten, and, in some cases, tortured in custody, Amnesty International said today in a new report that…
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A Lens on Human Rights: Film Festival Marks Amnesty's 50th Anniversary
The Hamptons International Film Festival marks the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International through a special panel examining the 50-year legacy of the American Civil Rights Movement.
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New Libya ’stained’ by detainee abuse
Militia fighting against Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi have detained about 2,500 people in the capital Tripoli and surrounding areas since taking control of these areas in late August 2011. Most have…
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Ukraine must act to deal with endemic police criminality
Human rights abuses are practised systematically by the police in Ukraine, despite increasing efforts to combat the problem and growing public outrage. Institutional failings and high levels of corruption in…
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Graphic Novel About Iran's Post-Election Crackdown Catapults to New York Times Bestsellers List
A new graphic novel is the perfect vehicle to convey the extent of the horror that affected and continues to affect millions of Iranians.
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220,00 Children: Creating A Lost Generation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe used to have a top educational system. Now it's creating a lost generation of hundreds of thousands of children deprived of education.
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Women, War and Peace: An Interview with Pamela Hogan
Pamela Hogan's new PBS series, Women, War & Peace, challenges the thought that war and peace are men’s domain.
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Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International
Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have fought for womens’ rights and…