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UN: Remember Women's Rights
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, it’s a good time to consider what still needs to be done to promote women’s rights globally. Across the globe women are…
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UPDATE: Oklahoma Board Votes for Clemency in Death Penalty Case
The votes have come in and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided by three votes to two to recommend that Governor Brad Henry commute Richard Smith’s death sentence. Because…
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Satellite Images Show Fire Damage in Jos, Nigeria
Over the past decade, Nigeria has seen its fair share of violence. On January 17th, Nigeria came back into the headlines as violence erupted in the central city of Jos and…
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Is Ignorance the Best Policy?
UPDATE: The US Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Henry Skinner, at least temporarily. He has filed a petition to the Supreme Court, and if the Court declines to hear his…
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Standing Up for LGBT Rights in Malawi
Back in early January, we called for the unconditional release of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, two men who were arrested after having a traditional engagement ceremony in Malawi. They…
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First step for the Right to Health Care in the US?
On Sunday night, after more than a year of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Health Care Reform legislation. No, the bill was not the one that most human…
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Last Call for New Orleans: Bring people together and save
[caption id="attachment_8409" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="All Rights for All People human rights conference in New Orleans"][/caption] Online registration for the All Rights for All People conference has been extended until April…
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Sexual violence in Haitian camps of the displaced
This is the third and final post in our “on-the-ground in Haiti” series By Chiara Liguori, Caribbean researcher for Amnesty International So what is happening we asked ourselves. Have we…
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Powerful New Book Describes Iranian-American's Ordeal in Iran
On January 31, 2009 Roxana Saberi suddenly found herself in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, unable to contact her family and friends and accused of espionage and threatening Iran’s national security.…
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A day in the life in Haiti
This is the second post in our "on-the-ground in Haiti" series By Amnesty International delegates on mission in Haiti It might be one of the most common dishes in Haiti…
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Six Jurors Oppose Oklahoma Execution
Oklahoma has the opportunity to save a life on April 8, 2010 and it is our responsibility to take action to prevent another state killing. Richard Smith was convicted of…
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30 Years On Refugee Rights Still in Flux
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the US Refugee Act of 1980, a bipartisan bill that made concrete the US government’s commitment to people fleeing persecution and human rights violations.…