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A Gallery of Torture
On June 26, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, join Amnesty International in Union Square Park as we demand accountability for the use of torture.
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Keys to Freedom
In honor of Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday, Amnesty activists signed thousands of keys urging authorities to free all prisoners of conscience immediately and unconditionally.
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Annual Report: Indonesia 2011
Head of state and government: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Death penalty: retentionist Population: 232.5 million Life expectancy: 71.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 37/27 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 92 per cent …
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Annual Report: Sri Lanka 2011
Head of state and government: Mahinda Rajapaksa Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 20.4 million Life expectancy: 74.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 21/18 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 90.6 per cent…
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Annual Report: South Korea 2011
Head of state: Lee Myung-bak Head of government: Kim Hwang-Sik (replaced Yoon Jeung-hyun Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 48.5 million Life expectancy: 79.8 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 6/6 per…
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Annual Report: Myanmar 2011
Head of state: Senior General Than Shwe Head of government: General Thein Sein Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 50.5 million Life expectancy: 62.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 120/102 per…
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Annual Report: Russian Federation 2011
Head of state: Dmitry Medvedev Head of government: Vladimir Putin Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 140.4 million Life expectancy: 67.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 18/14 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…
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Annual Report: Ukraine 2011
Head of state: Viktor Yanukovich (replaced Viktor Yushchenko in February) Head of government: Mykola Azarov (replaced Yuliya Timoshenko in March) Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 45.4 million Life expectancy:…
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Annual Report: Saudi Arabia 2011
Head of state and government: King Abdullah bin 'Abdul 'Aziz Al-Saud Death penalty: retentionist Population: 26.2 million Life expectancy: 73.3 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 26/17 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 85.5…
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On 60th Anniversary of Refugee Convention States Failing Refugees
Tens of thousands have been saved since the UN Refugee Convention 60 years ago. But today states are increasingly turning away those fleeing for their lives.
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Immigrant Rape Survivors: The Target of Contempt
For some lawmakers, crossing the U.S. border undocumented is considered a more egregious crime than committing rape.
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Women in Turkey: The Numbers Are Stacked Against Them
Turkey still has a long way to go to protect the staggeringly large numbers of women subjected to violence.