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When Will We See Justice for Michael Brown?
There must be change, or else we will ensure that there will be more victims of unnecessary and excessive use of force by police. There must be justice.
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Chicago and Illinois: Torture
International law strictly prohibits the use of torture and other ill-treatment, and stipulates that governments are responsible for investigating torture allegations, bringing criminal proceedings in torture cases and compensating the…
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Death Penalty 2013: Small Number of Countries Trigger Global Spike in Executions
Alarming levels of executions in an isolated group of countries in 2013 saw close to 100 more people put to death around the world compared to the previous year, a…
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Amnesty’s Death Penalty Report
Although 2013 saw more executions than in previous years and several countries resuming executions, there was also progress towards abolition in all regions of the world.
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The Death Penalty is Just the Tip of an Iceberg of Injustice
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on a bill that when signed into law would end the death penalty in the state.
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Edgar Arias Tamayo & the Cost of Killing
With the execution of Edgar Arias Tamayo, we may very well have put our relationships with foreign countries, as well as the safety of Americans living and traveling overseas, at…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Lethal Injection
Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Steven W. Hawkins, released the following statement on the use of untested lethal injection drugs in the execution of an Ohio inmate.
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USA: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Human Rights
The USA ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in June 1992. Two decades later, the USA is failing to live up to its human rights obligations on…
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Testimony before the U.S. Senate on July 24, 2013: Closing Guantanamo: The National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights Implications
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and human rights. Statement on behalf of Amnesty International USA by Zeke Johnson, Director of the Security& Human Rights…
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Young, Black and More than a Suspect
It is a human right to not be discriminated against based appearance, and to live a life unthreatened by what you look like. Unfortunately, this right is often denied.
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Supreme Court is Last Hope to Stop Execution of Warren Hill
The United States Supreme Court is Warren Lee Hill’s last hope in stopping his execution, said Amnesty International.
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Harmful Errors: Texas Approaches Its 500th Execution
Death row inmates today face a one-in-three chance of being executed without having the case properly investigated by a competent attorney and without having any claims of innocence or unfairness…