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Troy Davis Hearing in 4 Weeks
Four weeks from today, June 23, Troy Davis will get a day in court. Not a perfunctory hearing where lawyers and judges parse the written affidavits of all the witnesses…
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Peruvian Indigenous Leader Detained, Facing Unfair Trial
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rio Santiago, Bagua, Peru ©Ronar Espinoza – Vicariato de Jaén "][/caption] Segundo Alberto Pizango Chota, president of the Peruvian national indigenous federation AIDESEP, has been arrested…
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Smiling Molester Scores a Jail Sentence
While it will not bring back the life of Ruchika Girhotra, total scumbag and former Chief of Police for the State of Haryana SPS Rathore will spend 18 months in…
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Abandoned Again? Chad Forces the UN Out of the Country
I checked my email this morning to find this message from Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty Canada, currently in Abeche, Chad, and wanted to share it with you. It's…
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Will the Supreme Court force Texas to allow scientific testing?
Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced that they will hear the case of Henry "Hank" Skinner. Skinner, on Texas death row since 1993, is arguing that he should be allowed…
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Human Rights Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill
We are deeply concerned about the impacts of the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill on the human rights of affected people in the region. Beyond the immediate impacts of…
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Been Dazed and Confused For So Long It's Not True
Whenever there are "development projects" in various parts of the world, the ostensible reason given is almost always that they are good for the economy in some way-- i.e., they…
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UPDATE: Board Schedules Clemency Hearing in Utah
The Utah Board of Pardon and Parole has agreed to hold a two-day hearing for Ronnie Lee Gardner, to determine if should receive clemency. The hearing is set for June…
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Gay Malawian Couple Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Today a gay couple in Malawi was sentenced to serve the maximum possible sentence of 14 years in prison. They were convicted on May 18th of unnatural acts and gross indecency.…
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Clemency Granted in Oklahoma Case
Last night, Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma approved clemency and commuted Richard Tandy Smith’s death sentence to life without the possibility of parole. Smith was found guilty of murdering John…
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UN must investigate war crimes in Sri Lanka!
It's been a year since the war ended in Sri Lanka, with the government's defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. In the final months of the war, Amnesty International received…
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Republican Judge: Few Proud that Ohio is Like Texas
In the rankings for the most executions per state, Ohio is starting to give Texas a run for its money. But it appears there may be a whiff of change…