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(UA 99/11) Great News! No Deportation for Syrian Refugee
Mohamed Zaher Asade, a Syrian man facing deportation from Spain to Syria, was released on 15 April. Asade was detained in Spain earlier this year, and if deported to Syria,…
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(UA 87/11) Great News! Fifty-two Protestors Released in Syria
Fifty-two people detained in connection with continuing popular protests in Syria have been released. However hundreds of other protestors are believed to be still detained incommunicado at unknown locations across…
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(UA 87/11) Great News! Numerous Syrian Protesters released
Hundreds of people arrested during protests in Syria have now been released, some individually in previous months and some following a "general amnesty" on 31 May 2011. Nonetheless, arrests continue…
Update
5 Books Tell of US Torture in Post 9/11 World
These 5 books tell the tale of US torture since 9/11.
Report
Annual Report: Iraq 2011
Head of state: Jalal Talabani Head of government: Nuri al-Maliki Death penalty: retentionist Population: 31.5 million Life expectancy: 68.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 43/38 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 77.6 per…
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Annual Report: Syria 2011
Head of state: Bashar al-Assad Head of government: Muhammad Naji al-'Otri Death penalty: retentionist Population: 22.5 million Life expectancy: 74.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 74.6 years Adult literacy: 83.6 per…
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Annual Report: Egypt 2011
Head of state: Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Head of government: Ahmed Nazif Death penalty: retentionist Population: 84.5 million Life expectancy: 70.5 years Under - 5 mortality (m/f): 42/39 per 1,000 Adult…
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Deliverance From Torture
The US has been long on rhetoric and short on action for too long. Torture is a crime and impunity is unacceptable.
Update
"Why is the World Silent?" Syrian Refugees Speak
Amnesty International's Syria researcher reports from the Turkish-Syria border. Thousands of Syrians have fled into Turkey in recent weeks because of ongoing violence in their country.
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The Dirty Secret About ‘Clean’ Torture
Maher Arar's story should be a warning to anyone who thinks that the evidence of torture is always obvious. Democratic stats have long used 'clean' torture when worried about bad…
Press Release
Syria Must Protect Children in Protests, Amid New Reports of Brutal Deaths, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International called on Syrian authorities today to protect child protesters as new video evidence showed the bodies of young people who had been tortured and killed.
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Three Words of Omission When It Comes to Torture
"Not a single one of us professional interrogators endorses torture." A former senior military interrogator exposes the popular myth that torture helps the US fight terrorism.