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Liberation Day for Angola-Join Us in Demanding Freedom
One year ago today, the initial arrests were made of a group of activists in Angola's capital of Luanda. Dubbed the #Angola17, their crime was meeting to read a book…
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Help Me Free My Father, Leonard Peltier
By Kathy Peltier, Daughter of Leonard Peltier Today, fathers across the U.S. will be celebrated, spending time with their loved ones and enjoying time with their children. But for me, Father's Day…
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Iran Must Stop Arbitrary Arrests of Dual Nationals
A recent uptick in arrests of dual nationals by Iranian authorities serves as a reminder that constant vigilance is required to ensure freedom from arbitrary detention and fair trial rights…
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Salvadoran Authorities Want to Send Maria Teresa Back to Jail
Maria Teresa Rivera's recent release from prison was a major victory for women's rights in El Salvador. Nonetheless, the nation's Attorney General has said he intends to appeal the decision…
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El Salvador – Maria Teresa thanks supporters after release from jail
On 20 May 2016, Maria Teresa Rivera was finally freed from prison in El Salvador after a judge dismissed the charges against her. In 2011, she had been given a…
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Azerbaijan: Khadija, On Your Birthday, You Are Not Alone!
Renowned investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova turns forty on Friday, May 27, celebrating her birthday for the second consecutive year in Baku’s Kurdukhani jail. Please join Amnesty International in wishing Khadija…
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Worldwide Activism Brings Justice for Maria Teresa Rivera!
On Friday, May 20, a Salvadoran Court held a resentencing hearing for Maria Teresa Rivera, a woman who was serving a 40-year prison term for allegedly killing her newborn child.
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IDAHOT 2016: LGBT Human Rights Around The World
Today, May 17, Amnesty International celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This IDAHOT, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing discrimination, violence, and denial of fundamental human rights faced by…
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Sri Lanka Poetry Competition: “And the winners are….!”
Last fall, I told you about “Silenced Shadows” - a poetry competition that Amnesty was launching in Sri Lanka on the theme of enforced disappearances. Sri Lanka has experienced at…
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It is Time for Leonard Peltier to be Freed
This weekend I made the 850 mile trip from the Nation’s Capitol to the sprawling Coleman Federal Correction Complex in Wildwood Florida to visit a man who has been in…