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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…
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What Would You Tell a Victim of Domestic Violence?
In Nicaragua, pressing charges may no longer be an option. The Nicaraguan government must not allow mediation to replace punishment of gender-based violence.
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Eritrea’s Independence: 20 Years of Brutal Repression
New briefing and maps expose the widespread nature of repression and extensive network of detention in Eritrea.
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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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Beatriz: Condemned to Die at 22 by El Salvador?
Beatriz’s life is literally in the hands of the Salvadoran government. Demand that they immediately grant her the life-saving medical treatment she needs - before it’s too late.
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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…
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Is U.S. Trying To Gut Arms Trade Treaty?
Why is the US trying to strip the Arms Trade Treaty of critical human rights protections?
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Five Reasons to Be Excited About Passage of the Violence Against Women Act
The last Congress missed a momentous opportunity to stand up for the safety of all women. This is an amazing victory that will help end violence against women in the…