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Saudi Arabia: Repressive Draft Penal Code Shatters Illusions of Progress and Reform
Amnesty International's analysis of the leaked draft code reveals it is essentially a manifesto for repression that would entrench human rights violations and suppress freedoms.
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Amnesty International USA Condemns Alabama’s Execution of Kenneth Smith, Calls for Moratorium on Use of the Death Penalty as First Critical Step
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and accounts of Kenneth Smith’s last moments simply show that there is no humane way to take someone’s life.
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Amnesty International USA: Cruel Planned Execution of Kenneth Smith by State of Alabama Must Be Stopped
Amnesty International USA urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith before it’s too late.
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Celebrating the Human Rights Wins of 2023
Although human rights are being gravely undermined in numerous countries across the world, Amnesty International’s supporters and activists have shown that change is always possible.
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A Human Rights Platform for the 2024 U.S. Elections
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Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back – Updates on the Death Penalty in 2023
On 16 May, Amnesty International released its annual Death Sentences and Executions report which documents the global developments on the use of the death penalty in 2022. As the restrictions…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: SIX AHWAZI ARABS AT GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran: UA 49.23)
Six men – Ali Mojadam, Moein Khanfari, Mohammad Reza Moghadam, Salem Mousavi, Adnan Ghobeishavi and Habib Deris – from Iran’s persecuted Ahwazi Arab minority face imminent execution. A Revolutionary Court…
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Urgent Action: GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTIONS IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran: UA 103.22)
At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with nationwide protests, while dozens of others are at risk of being sentenced to death. The authorities…
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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious executioners carried out killing sprees, Amnesty International said today as…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: 14 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran UA 103.22)
At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations…
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Interfaith Action Against the Death Penalty: April 2023
From April 4-21, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is hosting an Interfaith Action Against the Death Penalty. Faith-based groups are invited to join AIUSA in advocating to abolish the federal…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: 14 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran: UA 103.22)
At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations…