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Map of Secret Prison Network in Eritrea Pinpoints “Infrastructure of Repression”
Twenty years after gaining independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners who are locked up in atrocious conditions without ever being charged with a crime, said Amnesty…
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‘Anyone Who Says We Live Comfortably on Death Row Has Obviously Never Been There’
More than 300 prisoners across the USA – including 18 who were on death row – have been exonerated in the past few decades after DNA evidence played a major…
Report
Iraq: A decade of abuses
This report describes some of the worst human rights abuses in Iraq today and calls for urgent state action to address them and ensure full accountability.
Report
Turkey: Time to remove the shackles on freedom
A package of reforms before Turkey's Parliament risks being a missed opportunity to bring the country's laws in line with human rights standards.
Update
Jailed Without Justice: Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
Individuals are needlessly locked up in state and local jails and prisons for the sole purpose of appearing at immigration hearings, often without a hearing to determine whether they are…
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Why The New Investigation Into North Korean Human Rights Violations Matters
A milestone for international justice: The UN Human Rights Council established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate North Korean human rights violations.
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You Can Bring Hope to Prisoners in Iran for the Iranian New Year
Imagine—if you can—what it is like to be a political prisoner sitting in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. You have not received anything that remotely resembles justice. But now imagine the…
Press Release
Media Roundtable to Discuss New North Korea Satellite Imagery
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will hold a media roundtable to discuss new satellite imagery emerging from North Korea on Friday, March 8, 2013.
Update
Is North Korea Turning Into One Big Prison?
Amnesty International is releasing new satellite images today that raise fears that the North Korean government is starting to blur the line between the country’s horrendous political prison camps and…
Update
North Korea: Stories From The Forgotten Prisons
[caption id="attachment_33421" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Explore the system of political prison camps in North Korea[/caption] This is the first of several postings of the North Korea Revealed blogging series, published in…
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes California State Assembly Hearing to Review Proposed Prison Reforms, but Needs More Changes
Amnesty International welcomes the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing scheduled for February 25 as an opportunity to review the reforms proposed by the California Department of Corrections and…
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12 Questions for John Brennan On Drones and Torture
John Brennan has served in important leadership roles in the Bush and Obama administrations, including at the CIA. The Senate and the U.S. public have a right to know the…