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Sri Lankan doctors at risk of torture
Amnesty International today issued an urgent action appeal on the five Sri Lankan doctors currently being held by the government under emergency regulations. We are concerned that they are at…
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Sleeper Hits of the Summer – Part 1: The Curious Case of 30,000 Indigenous People vs. Chevron
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group Among my picks for sleeper hits of the summer, is a powerful documentary film called Crude: The Real Price…
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The Graveyards of Sri Lanka's War Zone
[caption id="attachment_3631" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Expansion of a gravesite in Sri Lankan “Civilian Safe Zone”: On April 19 (left) roads are present, but the area is mostly deserted. By May 24…
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Human Rights Flashpoints – August 11, 2009
AFGHANISTAN - Increased violence prior to elections As the second presidential election draws closer, increased violence from Taliban militants appears imminent. This past Monday, Taliban militants attacked official buildings in…
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Racial Justice in North Carolina: UPDATE
Today, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed the Racial Justice Act into law, making North Carolina only the second state in the country to allow death row prisoners to meaningfully…
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Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka!
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent war in North Eastern Sri Lanka live now in camps and are being denied basic human rights. In response to this…
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Angola, Meet Secretary Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Angola today on the latest stop of her seven nation tour. Our Country Specialist Jen Ziemke contributed these comments regarding issues Secretary Clinton…
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Clinton Arrives in South Africa
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in South Africa today for meetings with President Zuma and Foreign Minister Mashabane. Unfortunately I wasn't able to answer the phone when Hills called…
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Mexico: Merida Funds Must be Withheld Until Human Rights Conditions Are Met
Amnesty International today urged the US Congress to honor its commitment to withhold 15% of funding of the Merida Initiative until the Mexican government fulfils its human rights obligations. The…
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Racial Justice in North Carolina
On July 15th the North Carolina House voted 61-54 to approve the Racial Justice Act, which, if signed into law, would allow death row prisoners in the state to appeal…
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Kumbaya, Zimbabwe?
At the end of July, Zimbabwe observed three days of peace as a way to promote national healing and reconciliation by abstaining from all forms of political violence. Not to minimize a positive…
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Iranian Lawyer Shadi Sadr Released!
We're happy to bring you some good news in the case of lawyer and human rights activist Shadi Sadr. We've all watched with dismay during that last 2 months as…