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Maher Arar
Maher Arar suffered torture because of the actions of U.S. officials. An apology is long overdue. Urge President Obama and Congress to apologize to Maher Arar and fulfill his right…
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Migrants’ Rights: A Visual and Verbal Journey
Every year, tens of thousands of women, men and children travel without legal permission through Mexico to reach the United States. Some disappear on the journey without trace, kidnapped and…
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Tales of Terror as Rockets Fall on Benghazi
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International crisis researcher Yesterday, at the home of the Dbeish family in Hay Dollar, a wealthy neighbourhood in the south-west of Benghazi, Hanan, a mother of…
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Continued Abuses in Sudan
In the midst of what feels like an exceptionally tumultuous time in the world and in the Middle East and North Africa particularly, it is easy to let certain issues…
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Death Penalty in 2010: Executing countries left isolated after decade of progress
In the last decade, more than 30 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Fifty-eight countries worldwide now retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes, and less…
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Syria: Protesters Killed and Scores Detained Including Children
Since March 16, protesters in Syria have taken to the streets demanding the release of political prisoners. The Syrian government has responded by attacking and imprisoning peaceful protesters, including children…
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Bradley Manning Still Held In Harsh Conditions
Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking information to Wikileaks, is still being held in unnecessarily harsh conditions despite the fact that he is an untried prisoner.
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Assault on Protesters, Migrants Workers Continues in Bahrain
As protests in Bahrain continue, increasing accounts of brutality are coming to the fore. Amnesty International has documented several cases of police brutality in which protesters were fired upon or…
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'Virginity Tests' for Egyptian Women Protesters
When it comes to devising ways of stripping peaceful protesters of their dignity, the Egyptian military may have just set a new standard for outrage: Egyptian women arrested during a…
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New Generation of Online Activists Targeted in China
Online activists have long been at risk in China but the recent spate of arrests -- following online calls a 'Jasmine Revolution' in China -- has gotten out of hand.…
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Laying the Groundwork, Changing the World
The closing plenary of our 50th anniversary conference was packed with activists who were treated to a bit of organizational history by two Amnesty International veterans, Ellen Dorsey and Paul…
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A Lawless Law
A new report on Jammu & Kashmir finds has uncovered an epidemic of long-term arbitrary detention following protests against Indian authorities.