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Key Human Rights Challenge to 2012 U.S. Presidential Candidates
Amnesty International is challenging the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates to commit to a set of 12 human rights goals that will help secure the place of human rights in their…
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New Amnesty International Report Exposes Severe, Inhumane Solitary Confinement Conditions for 3,000 California Prisoners
Three thousand prisoners in two California prisons are being held in solitary confinement under “cruel, degrading and inhuman” conditions that violate international standards.
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The Shocking Abuse of Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
The US has become a world leader in the practice of holding people in isolation for prolonged periods -- many as much as 20 years or more.
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The Facts About Solitary Confinement in California Prisons [INFOGRAPHIC]
The shocking facts about the abusive use of solitary confinement in California prisons.
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Harsh New Report by Amnesty International Exposes Appalling Prison Conditions in Chad
Prisoners in Chad are chained 24 hours a day in severely overcrowded, unventilated and filthy cells where temperatures reach up to 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Chad: ‘We Are All Dying Here’ — Human Rights Violations in Prisons
Prison conditions in Chad are deplorable. Men, women and children share overcrowded cells and often must supply their own food and medicine. Amnesty International is calling for urgent prison reform.
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Send a Tweet, Free a Prisoner
Can 140 characters help free prisoners in far away places? In this case, yes.
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Another Strongman for Ethiopia?
After Prime Minister Zenawi death, will the next Ethiopian leader continue the crackdown on free speech and civil society?
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Militia Rule Strangling Human Rights in Libya, Threatening Progress of Humanitarian Revolution
Ongoing serious human rights violations are casting a huge shadow over the Libya's first national elections since the fall of al-Gaddafi.
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The U.S. Finally Rethinking Solitary Confinement
A recent Senate hearing appeared to begin the process of rethinking U.S. overuse of solitary confinement which, if prolonged, can amount to torture.
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Iranian Authorities Must Halt Execution of Five Men Convicted In Unfair Trials
There are fears that five members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority who were tried unfairly may face imminent public execution.
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Trial of Neurosurgeon in Libya is Test of Country’s Capacity to Serve Justice
Doctor Hisham Anour Ben Khayal categorically denies accusations he purposefully withheld medical treatment from a pro-Gaddafi fighter who died from a gunshot wound last year.