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HAPPENING NOW: Horrific Violence and U.N. Peacekeepers Are Nowhere to Be Found
It's a miracle she survived. An 11-year-old girl was the lone survivor of a horrific assault on the village of Bouguere - in a country where sectarian violence has spiraled…
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What Everyone Should Know About Rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo
One woman recalled how members of the Congolese army threatened to kill her if she continued to denounce rape and sexual violence committed by the national army.
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World’s Top Rock Stars Join Amnesty International in Saluting Landmark Human Rights Anniversary
Thirty-six of the world's leading musicians performing some of their biggest hits live in support of Amnesty International are the stars joining in worldwide commemoration of the 65th anniversary of…
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Congress, You’ve Been Given Homework: Pass I-VAWA!
The time to act on I-VAWA is now, it cannot wait another day.
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Why Did Esperanza Spalding Record a Song About Guantanamo?
We have to see past all of the stereotypes, all the negativity, the stigma, the culture of resistance and fear, and go straight to the basic intrinsic rights of all…
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In Advance of Congressional Hearing on “Stand Your Ground” Laws, Amnesty International Calls for Federal Probe to Examine Rising Gun Deaths, Discrimination Tied to Laws
Ahead of a Congressional hearing today on "Stand Your Ground" laws, Amnesty International USA called on the U.S. government to investigate whether such laws have led to higher deaths from…
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5 Human Rights Victories in Iran You Helped Make Possible
When there have been victories, it has been on cases that have generated the most activism and the loudest outcry from the most people.
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Go On the Ground with Amnesty Researchers in Egypt
A local Christian man asked me: "Why is it when there is a problem, Christians always have to pay the price? What do we have to do with the events…
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Adele, Yoko Ono, U2, Madonna, Radiohead, Ke$ha, Sir Paul McCartney Unite with More Than 100 Musicians to Call for Release of Pussy Riot
More than 100 musicians have joined a call for the release of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot ahead of their parole appeal hearings.
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AIUSA Letter to Attorney General Urges Push for Passage of End Racial Profiling Act, in Response to Trayvon Martin Killing
The U.S. government must throw full weight behind passage of the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Department should initiate a study of "Stand Your Ground" laws.
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Amnesty International Briefing: Lebanon Torture Report
Torture allegations in wake of Sidon armed clashes.
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New Report and Satellite Images Demonstrate “Scorched Earth” Tactics Against Civilians in Blue Nile, Sudan
Since 2011, over 150,000 people from Blue Nile state alone, have fled across the border to languish in refugee camps in Ethiopia and South Sudan, with tens of thousands internally-displaced…