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US Must Monitor Use of US Weapons in Gaza
Amnesty International has called on the US State Department to suspend all transfers of military weaponry and equipment to Israel until it conducts an investigation into whether US weapons were…
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I'd Hire Blackwater? A wake-up call to renewed action.
When a good friend left for Iraq, I noticed I began to pay even closer attention to the daily news reports coming out of Baghdad. I emailed, but didn’t hear…
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The Daily Show Covers Gaza
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Strip Maul *Requires flash player version 10 Check out last night's The Daily Show segment on how the current…
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What to Do with Your Leftover Holiday Cards
I just got off the phone with a colleague in Mexico who has been working with the women of Atenco, and she told me she had come into her office after…
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US Officials' Lopsided Response to Gaza Crisis
Last Friday, January 2, Amnesty International USA released its first major action of the year, calling on all Amnesty members and concerned citizens to write to Secretary of State Condoleezza…
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Terror vs. Terror
"'In order for the violence to stop, Hamas must stop firing rockets into Israel and agree to respect a sustainable and durable cease-fire,' a White House spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe,…
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Gaza By The Numbers
A snapshot of Gaza by the numbers: Humanitarian Assistance Movement in and out of Gaza is all but impossible and supplies of food, water, sewage treatment, basic health care have…
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Civilians Are Paying the Price in Gaza and Southern Israel
As the third day of deadly airstrikes by Israeli forces in Gaza comes to a close, civilians are paying a high price. More than 1,400 Palestinians have been injured and…
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Interview with a hero
One of Amnesty International's most important responsibilities is to support the human rights activists doing the difficult work on the ground in the countries around the world. Increasingly, particularly in…
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Are Last-Minute Stays of Execution a Form of Torture?
The practice of “mock execution”, where prisoners are led to believe they are going to be killed by their captors, only to be spared at the last minute, is widely…