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Does Letter Writing Really Work?
Those of us who work in the Individuals at Risk Campaign get this question a lot, especially from people who are considering joining the Urgent Action Network, in which people…
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Al Jazeera Video on AI Mission
In a moving story on Al Jazeera English, Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera walks through a bombed out home in Gaza and discusses how AI has found evidence that Israel…
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Hospital Shelled in Sri Lanka, 9 Civilians Killed – But Does Anyone Care?
As the deadly violence continues to escalate in Sri Lanka I am distraught by the lack of attention it’s receiving. Just last week a hospital in northern Sri Lanka, where…
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Powerful New Video to Save Troy Davis
Indie rock group State Radio has joined forces with Amnesty International USA to create a powerful new video about the case of death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. Davis faces…
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Honduras: Two Transgender Women Killed, Another Threatened
Tegucigalpa is quite a dangerous place these days for transgender people. As if being marginalized by the larger society and frequently harrassed by police weren't enough, the transgender community in…
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Researching Allegations of War Crimes in Israel and Gaza
Following the outbreak of the recent conflict in Gaza and southern Israel on December 27, 2008 and then Israel's ground invasion of Gaza on January 3, Amnesty International delegates traveled…
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Sri Lanka: Nowhere Safe
The war in Sri Lanka has escalated this past weekend but one thing about the 26 year conflict has not changed; Tamil civilians bear the brunt of the attacks, injuries,…
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Much Ado about Blackwater: Part I – What were they (we) doing in Iraq anyway?
In a series of blog posts, I will humbly try to contribute clarity to the plethora of news coverage recently devoted to Blackwater Worldwide, a company which, among other things,…
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Human rights advocate faces trial in China on eve of UN review
The New York Times reported yesterday that human rights activist Huang Qi was charged with illegal possession of state secrets. Huang was detained by plainclothes police last June after assisting…
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Faulty Intelligence, Wanton Recklessness, or a Combination of the Two
(As originally posted to Livewire) 1 February 2009: A 13-year-old girl who was asleep in her bed; three primary school-age boys who were carrying sugar canes; two young women on…
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What's AI's Take on Obama's Exec Orders?
Weekend reading: Amnesty International's detailed analysis of President Obama's executive orders on Guantanamo, detentions and interrogations. Here's a taste: Accountability and remedy The new administration and Congress should take the…
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A Day in Southern Israel
[caption id="attachment_933" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rocket remants collected at Sderot police station. 28 Jan. 2009, (c) AI"][/caption] 28 January 2009: We read in the news that a home-made rocket was fired…