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Amnesty International Calls on Texas to Halt Humberto Leal Execution; at Stake Is ‘the Legitimacy of Texas’ Legal System,’ Says Human Rights Organization
Amnesty International has mobilized its worldwide membership to call on Texas Governor Rick Perry to grant clemency for Texas death row inmate Humberto Leal Garcia.
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(UA 101/11) Great News! Journalist Released in Libya
Rana al-Aqbani, a 28 year old journalist, was released on 17 April. Her brother Hani al-Aqbani was released several days earlier. They were held in incommunicado detention but have now…
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(UA 96/11) Great News! Protestors Released in Oman
All those detained in Oman in relation to recent protests, have been released without charge, except for at least nine men. The nine men continue to be held without charge,…
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(UA 73/11) Great News! Detained Bangaldeshi Man Returns Home
A 20 year-old man, Manik, was released from detention on 29 March 2011. He had been held without charge in Bangladesh since 8 March.
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(UA 109/11) Great News! Cameroonian Writer Bertrand Zepherin Teyou Released
Writer Bernard Zepherin Teyou was released on 29 April. He had been imprisoned since November 2010 after writing a book about the President's wife.
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(UA 113/11) Great News! Iraqi Political Activist Released
Firas Ali, an Iraqi political activist, was released on 27 April 2011 after having been held for two weeks at a detention center in Baghdad. The whereabouts of the other…
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(UA 115/11) Great News! 17 year-old Released in India
Murtaza Manzoor, 17 years old, was released from police custody in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on 23 May. He had been arrested on 21 January 2011 by police in Jammu…
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(UA 140/11) Great News! Aliyu Tasheku Released in Nigeria
Aliyu Tasheku had been held incommunicado detention, prompting fears he may be at risk of extrajudicial execution. His whereabouts are now known. He is in contact with his lawyer and…
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(UA 141/11) Great News! No Death Penalty for Shawn Hawkins
Ohio Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of Shawn Hawkins to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Shawn Hawkins was due to be executed on 14 June…
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Gilad Shalit Marks Five Years Held In Secret By Hamas
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will complete his 5th year of isolated captivity on June 25th, 2011. Hamas is holding him as a 'bargaining chip' and have denied him basic human…
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The Island of Doctor Musso
The execution of Roy Blankenship in Georgia with the new drug Nembutol did not go smoothly, and the participation of Dr. Carlo Musso was in breach of basic medical ethics.
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The Winter of Human Rights
The road to remedy for torture survivor Maher Arar seemed closed after an appellate court decision. But Amnesty's "I Apologize" action gives new hope to his case.