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Human Rights / Death Penalty Lawyer Arrested in Iran
In the midst of all of the political and social turmoil in Iran right now, activist and lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei was arrested this afternoon and taken away by plainclothes officers…
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Israeli Naval Force Blocks Humanitarian Aid from Entering Gaza
The Israeli navy intercepted, boarded, and took control of a Greek cargo ship carrying foreign peace activists, including former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel prize winner Mairead Maguire. Their…
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Troy Davis Decision: No Decision
Today, on its last day of work before summer vacation, the U.S. Supreme Court postponed its review of Troy Anthony Davis’ case until September. As Amnesty International has repeatedly pointed…
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One in Four Men Admits to Rape in South Africa
A leading research group in South Africa released the results of a survey where one in four men admitted to having committed rape and nearly half admitted to raping more than one…
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Fight Poverty by Protecting Human Rights
(Originally published on the Boston Globe) On the evening of Sept. 18, 2007, six men broke into the home of Justine Masika Bihamba in Goma in the Democratic Republic of…
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Call Obama on Torture Day
Today, June 26, is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In establishing the day in 1998, then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrote, "Today the United Nations appeals…
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Seriously Namibia? Forcible Sterilization of Women?
BTL stands for bitubal ligation, or surgical sterilization of women by damaging the fallopian tubes. It was reported yesterday that the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) has…
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Beaches, Palm Trees, Displacement – Welcome to Sri Lanka's War Zone
[caption id="attachment_2682" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="A glimpse of the former war zone in northeastern Sri Lanka (c) AIUSA. Screenshot taken from Google Earth"][/caption] Amnesty's Science for Human Rights project just released…
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U.S. must stand firm on settlement freeze when meeting with Quartet in Trieste
The Middle East Quartet are set to meet this Friday, June 26, in Trieste, Italy. The meeting comes at a critical time with hopes of re-starting peace negotiations between Israel and…
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Sensationalist Film Exploits Important Human Rights Issue in Iran
Ordinarily, human rights activists would be pleased when the rare major motion picture shining a light on human rights violations comes along. In fact, aside from documentaries, it is very…
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Amnesty Secretary General Dedicates Classic Police Song to Zimbabwe
[caption id="attachment_2690" align="alignnone" width="204" caption="AI's Khan meets Tsvangirai June 2009"][/caption] Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan met with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai this week as he was wrapping up…
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"Do Not Be Afraid" is One Word in Farsi
Of all the players in what has become Iran’s bloodiest uprising in 30 years, few have captured the world’s attention like the Iranian women have. It began with Zahra Rahnavard,…