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Abolish The Death Penalty
End Capital Punishment The death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights. By working towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, Amnesty International aims to end the…
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Terry Kay Rockefeller
Documentary film producer, peace and justice activist. Education: M.A. in U.S. History, The Johns Hopkins University; A.B in Government, Radcliffe College, Harvard University. Biography: Terry began her documentary filmmaking career…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Iranian Arrested At 15 Risks Imminent Execution (Iran: 94.17)
Peyman Barandah is at imminent risk of execution on 10 May in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, Fars Province, Iran. He was 15 years old at the time of his arrest,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Philippines Senate Must Oppose Death Penalty (Philippines: UA 282.16)
Bills to reintroduce the death penalty in the Philippines are pending before the Senate, which resumed session on 2 May 2017. Despite the Philippines being a state party to an…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Man Arrested At 15 Faces Imminent Execution (Iran: UA 94.17)
Peyman Barandah, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, is due to be executed on 10 May in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, Fars Province, Iran. He…
Press Release
Arkansas Scheduled Double Execution is Heinous and Shameful
Arkansas executed Jack Jones today, the second of four prisoners scheduled to be executed before the state’s supply of lethal injections expires at the end of the month. Jones was…
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Impact
Throughout its history, Amnesty International has won critical protections for individuals and systemic change affecting millions, including: Immigrants and asylum-seekers have been freed after we campaigned against their unjust detention…
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History
1961 In 1961, British lawyer Peter Benenson read a newspaper story about two Portuguese students who were jailed for raising their glasses in a toast to freedom. Appalled by this…
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About Us
We work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth, and dignity are denied. Our movement Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all…
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Volunteer Leaders
We are activists on the frontlines. Our volunteers shape, lead, and carry out our work to protect human rights. These volunteer leaders fill a wide range of critical roles: they…
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Activists Protest Upcoming Executions in Arkansas and Ask Governor for Clemency
Activists have gathered in Little Rock to protest the state’s plans to execute seven people in 10 days starting next week. The executions are scheduled before the state’s lethal injection…
Report
Death Sentences and Executions 2016
For the first time since 2006, and only the second time since 1991, the United States is not among the world's five biggest executioners, Amnesty International said in its 2016…
