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Amnesty International Launches Worldwide Campaign to Expose Global Crisis on Torture
Amnesty International today launched a new campaign against torture and other ill-treatment, from Chicago to Guantanamo to Nigeria and around the world.
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The Year in Drones: The Secrets Exposed, Promises Made and Ugly Realities That Remain
Despite President Obama’s pledges of increased transparency, drone strikes remain cloaked in secrecy.
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Peace in the Home and Peace in the World: Help End Violence Against Women!
A life free from violence is a fundamental human right, yet women and girls are targeted specifically because of their sex or gender, and violence often affects women disproportionately.
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Meet the Woman Who Identifies Those Who Die Trying to Cross the Mexican Border
Mayra’s family knows that she set out on foot to cross the Mexico/USA border and the Arizona desert. But, like hundreds of others every year, she was never seen again.
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#FreedomHack: From the Ground in Mexico City
This deadly environment has created a culture of self-censorship among human rights reporters - not only for self-preservation but for the preservation of their families and friends.
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Harmful Errors: Texas Approaches Its 500th Execution
Death row inmates today face a one-in-three chance of being executed without having the case properly investigated by a competent attorney and without having any claims of innocence or unfairness…
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Full, Impartial Investigation Into Death of Mexican Man Who Denounced Police Abuse Needed
The killing of a man who took a stand against police kidnapping, torture and extortion in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juárez must be subjected to an effective, impartial…
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Annual Report: United States of America 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of state and government Barack H. Obama Forty-three men were executed during the year, and concerns about cruel prison conditions continued. Scores of detainees remained…
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Annual Report: Mexico 2013
United Mexican States Head of state and government Enrique Peña Nieto President Calderón's government continued to ignore evidence of widespread human rights violations, such as arbitrary detentions, torture, enforced disappearances…
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
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Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto’s Summit Golden Opportunity to Tackle Human Rights Issues
The United States and Mexican presidents should listen to local human rights defenders if their plans to improve human rights are to have any real impact.
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Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save lives
Officials from the Federal Attorney General's Office on migrant routes have reportedly ceased to focus on abuses against migrants and increased obstacles to accessing justice and protection. Amnesty International is…