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Israel Must Promptly Release Palestinians Held Under Laws That Deprive Right to Fair Trials
In a new report released today, Amnesty International outlines torture, inadequate medical care and other ill-treatment in Israel's prisons.
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The Obama-Bush Doctrine
All leaders -- including former US President Bush and President Obama -- must be held to the same international legal standards regarding human rights.
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Starved of Justice: Palestinians Detained Without Trial by Israel
This report calls for an end to Israel’s practice of holding Palestinian prisoners for long periods, without charge or trial.
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Amnesty International Says Removal of Palestinians from Solitary Confinement A Positive Step, But Israel Should Do More To Protect Prisoners’ Rights
Amnesty International welcomed a deal to end long-term solitary confinement for 19 prisoners in Israel as a step in the right direction toward respect for human rights. But the organization…
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Ex-CIA Chief Defends Hiding Torture Evidence, But We Need to Know the Truth
Former CIA spy Jose Rodriguez defends his actions in new book. But the American people have a right to know how torture became U.S. policy and whether it produced useful…
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Kurdish Kids and Turkey’s Shameful Prisons
Kurdish children imprisoned under Turkey's anti-terrorism laws suffer shameful abuses.
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14,600 Days in Solitary Confinement
Two black men, confined to isolation in tiny cells in Louisiana for the last 40 years. We must end the "Angola 3" nightmare.
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Europeans Shame US on Secret Prisons
Last week Poland and the European Parliament took major steps toward holding officials responsible for supporting the CIA's illegal rendition to torture program.
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Cruel Isolation: Amnesty International’s Concerns about Conditions in Arizona Maximum Security Prisons
New Amnesty report finds conditions in Arizona's maximum security prisons fall below international standards for humane treatment.
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The Angola 3
On February 19, 2016, Albert Woodfox, the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3, was released after more than four decades in solitary confinement.
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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded…
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Visiting Reggie Clemons on Missouri's Death Row
Whether Reggie Clemons is innocent or guilty, traveling to Missouri's death row to meet him in person sharpened my belief that the death penalty is an inherently contradictory moral proposition.