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Three Words of Omission When It Comes to Torture

"Not a single one of us professional interrogators endorses torture." A former senior military interrogator exposes the popular myth that torture helps the US fight terrorism.

June 9, 2011

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Hollywood Unites for Iranian Filmmakers

Iran Mission to UN accepts 21,000 petition signatures from Amnesty International delegation including Oscar winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, actresses Nazanin Boniadi and Trudie Styler.

June 9, 2011

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Hired gunmen threaten rural communities in Brazil

Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the country, Amnesty International said today, amid ongoing threats targeting two…

June 8, 2011

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Gaddafi Uses Rape as a Weapon of War?

Amid reports of hundreds of rapes by Gaddafi forces in Libya, Amnesty International remains concerned about violence against women in the political turbulence of the Arab Spring uprisings.

June 8, 2011

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Georgia Schedules Execution

Ohio Governor John Kasich has granted clemency for Shawn Hawkins, because of doubts about his guilt. Will Georgia do the same for Roy Blankenship?

June 8, 2011