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One Final Push to Protect Raúl Hernández from Unfair Murder Charges!
A decision will soon be reached regarding unsubstantiated murder charges against human rights defender Raúl Hernández. His final hearing was today, Friday, August 6, and we expect that the court…
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Global Day of Action for Sri Lankan Journalist
Next Tuesday, August 10, will be the 200th day since the Sri Lankan journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing after work. Amnesty International and other organizations have been calling…
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Georgian Government Must Secure Human Rights for its Displaced
There are 246,000 internally displaced persons in post-Soviet Georgia. The government in Tbilisi must take bolder steps to normalize the lives of the displaced.
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Prop 8 Out, Equality In
The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable.
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Your Guantanamo Questions Answered
Join Amnesty's Tom Parker to get your questions answered about Guantanamo prison & the upcoming Military Commission trial for detainee Omar Khadr, who has been in U.S. custody since age…
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International Community Fails Kyrgyzstan
Nearly two months after the worst of the violence has subsided, the international community has failed to push for justice in Kyrgyzstan. To this day, entire neighborhoods are still burned…
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A State of Siege in Texas?
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced this week that the 1,200 National Guard troops that President Barack Obama ordered to the southwest border were deployed on Aug. 1, and hundreds…
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Two Days Left to Contact Your Representative on Sri Lanka War Crimes
As we reported last week, there's a Congressional letter being circulated around the U.S. House of Representatives calling for the U.S. to support an international investigation into alleged war crimes…
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Kenyans Face a New Vote Tomorrow
By Mariah Ortiz, Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi Kenyans are eagerly preparing to vote tomorrow on a proposed new constitution, less than three years since the presidential election that…
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Time Running Out for Omar Khadr
After enduring eight years of torture and abuse as a child at Guantanamo, Omar Khadr is slated to face an unfair trial held by Guantanamo's military commissions - a system…
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Paying for a Lawyer's Mistake with Your Life
Should a client suffer the consequences because his lawyers screwed up? Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times, wrote an interesting piece today about a new…
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President Obama signs Tribal Law and Order Act
Last Thursday afternoon, I had the privilege of attending a special ceremony at the White House where President Obama signed into law H.R. 725 – the Tribal Law and Order…