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Hamas executes three civilians tried in Gaza military courts
In response to the appalling news that three men convicted of collaborating with Israel were hanged today by the Hamas de facto administration in the Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Deputy…
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Intellectually Impaired Prisoner on Death Row
The Supreme Court has determined that the state of Texas did not adhere to up-to-date medical and scientific standards when it determined that a prisoner was mentally competent to be…
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Death Penalty
What is the problem? The death penalty is cruel and inhuman. The death penalty – also known as capital punishment – is irreversible and often imposed in cases where guilt…
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Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, Margaret Huang, executive…
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Fidel Castro’s human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds
Fidel Castro’s achievements in improving access to public services for millions of Cubans were tempered by a systemic repression of basic freedoms during his time in power, Amnesty International said…
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Iran: Macabre propaganda videos feature forced ‘confessions’ of executed Sunni men
Iran’s authorities have used crude propaganda tactics to dehumanize death penalty victims in the eyes of the public and divert attention away from the deeply flawed trials that led to…
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Race and the Death Penalty: “Just a Bunch of Racists”?
[caption id="attachment_70126" align="alignleft" width="594"] Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)[/caption] At a recent public debate of California’s competing ballot initiatives on the death penalty, Paul Pfingst, a former district attorney for…
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Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was arrested when she was just 17-years-old and convicted of the murder of…
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At least 20 states resort to death penalty in flawed anti-terror drive
Countries are increasingly resorting to the death penalty in a flawed attempt to combat terrorism-related crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing ahead of the World Day Against…
Update
Troy Davis: 5 Years On
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty,…
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Obama and ASEAN in Laos: The questions journalists should be allowed to ask
In advance of the US-ASEAN Summit, the Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do their job and move freely, Amnesty International said today. Foreign…
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Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty in response to the dramatic security threats the country is…