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A Humanitarian Truce or Farce?
After thirteen days of shelling Gaza in attacks that have killed over 683 Palestinians, the Israeli government has agreed to a daily three hour truce to allow for humanitarian supplies…
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Another Year, Another Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police
The below piece was written in January of 2009. Police continue to kill people with impunity in numbers close to 1,000 annually, disproportionally impacting black people. E-mail us at [email protected]…
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US Must Monitor Use of US Weapons in Gaza
Amnesty International has called on the US State Department to suspend all transfers of military weaponry and equipment to Israel until it conducts an investigation into whether US weapons were…
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They Can’t Get Away With It…
So it ain’t breaking news that the Bush administration concocted a legal flip-flam to justify the kidnapping, capture, detention and torture of hundreds of people from around the world, under…
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Reports that have lost their meaning
As we enter the new year the U.S. State Department is finishing the touches on its annual human rights report. When I took over as Egypt country specialist for Amnesty…
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I'd Hire Blackwater? A wake-up call to renewed action.
When a good friend left for Iraq, I noticed I began to pay even closer attention to the daily news reports coming out of Baghdad. I emailed, but didn’t hear…
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The Daily Show Covers Gaza
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Strip Maul *Requires flash player version 10 Check out last night's The Daily Show segment on how the current…
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US Officials' Lopsided Response to Gaza Crisis
Last Friday, January 2, Amnesty International USA released its first major action of the year, calling on all Amnesty members and concerned citizens to write to Secretary of State Condoleezza…
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Gaza By The Numbers
A snapshot of Gaza by the numbers: Humanitarian Assistance Movement in and out of Gaza is all but impossible and supplies of food, water, sewage treatment, basic health care have…
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Civilians Are Paying the Price in Gaza and Southern Israel
As the third day of deadly airstrikes by Israeli forces in Gaza comes to a close, civilians are paying a high price. More than 1,400 Palestinians have been injured and…
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Texas' Reluctant Jurors
Today, Time wonders if Texas is "Changing its Mind About the Death Penalty." There is ample evidence that something is happening. According to the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death…
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Our Top 10 Wins of 2008
Thank you Amnesty International activists for all of your important work this year! Your activism has led to some major advances in human rights in our battles against torture, violence…