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Thank you Gov. Strickland for not executing Kevin Keith!
Ohio's Governor Ted Strickland recently commuted the death sentence of Kevin Keith, who was scheduled to be executed on September 15th, to life without parole.
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Pledge Your Support to Amnesty International
Join Amnesty International by September 30th!
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A Big Mac or a House?
[caption id="attachment_12772" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Residents of an informal settlement in Harare's suburb of Gunhill survey the burnt shells of their homes after police forcibly evicted them and set fire to…
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Mexican Indigenous Rights Leader Finally Released!
Last month, we asked you to take action for Mexican inidgenous human rights defender Raúl Hernández. We are thrilled to report that after two years in Guerrero state prison on…
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Will North Carolina Halt Executions?
Following the release of a devastatingly critical report on the shoddy work of North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) crime labs, Seth Edwards, the president of the North Carolina…
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Don't Forget the Disappeared in Sri Lanka
Today is August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared, observed by Amnesty International and other human rights groups to remember victims of "enforced disappearance" around the world and to press…
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Nicolas Cage Speaks Out With Gulf Coast Survivors
On the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Nicolas Cage speaks out with Amnesty International on restoring rights in the Gulf Coast.
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Migrants in Mexico Still in Great Danger
Amnesty International is gravely concerned at the mass killing of 72 irregular migrants near Mexico's northern border this week, apparently by members of a drug trafficking gang.
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Man Sentenced to Death in Saudi Arabia for 'Sorcery'
“Sorcery” isn’t actually defined as a crime in Saudi Arabian law, but it’s been used to punish people for the peaceful expression of human rights such as the freedom of…
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War for Human Rights Existed Before Katrina
The war for human rights existed before the wrath of Katrina. A war where income, race and gender acted as indicators of your allegiance, and one where (like most wars)…
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So Inappropriate
Buried amidst the legal documents in Judge William T. Moore's Troy Davis files is a letter from an ordinary Georgia citizen, a letter Judge Moore apparently asked his clerk to…
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From Suffrage to CEDAW – Celebrate Women's Equality Day!
Happy Birthday 19th Amendment! Believe it or not, it’s only been 90 years since the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote in our democracy was made part of…