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Team Amnesty Enters the World Cup
With the 2010 World Cup quickly approaching, football fans around the world have been cheering on their teams since the qualification process began in August 2007. In total, 32 countries…
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Not-so-happy Cinco de Mayo
While many people in the US will be enjoying margaritas and nachos this evening in honor of the Mexican holiday, for the Women of Atenco, it's not a joyful day.…
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Migrants in Mexico: Invisible Victims of Abuse
Every year, tens of thousands of women, men and children make "the most dangerous journey in the world" through Mexico as irregular migrants. More than nine out of every 10…
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Thailand’s Political Transformation
This blog was originally posted on Open Democracy. The weeks of popular protests by thousands of red-shirted demonstrators in the center of Bangkok reached a critical stage on the late…
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New Global Death Penalty Stats Out Today
A Challenge to the Outliers Today we released our annual report on global death penalty statistics. The good news: the world has made progress toward upholding the fundamental right to…
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When will the silence in Mexico end?
This past week in Mexico, eight journalists have been kidnapped (of which 2 have been released alive and one dead) in Reynosa and three people have been murdered in Ciudad…
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World Leaders Unite Against the Death Penalty
By Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director Imagine President Obama competing with other nations for world leadership on human rights by putting forward a goal to…
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Brad Will's Killer is Still at Large
Juan Manuel Martinez, the political activist wrongly accused of killing US video journalist Brad Will, has been released. Although this is welcome news, his accusation and detention constitute a miscarriage…
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When did the "land of the free" become "the land preventing freedom"?
 The Restore Fairness Campaign recently posted a video describing the horrific plight of Esmeralda. Esmeralda: A Transgender Detainee Speaks Out from Breakthrough on Vimeo. Esmeralda, a transgender asylum seeker from…
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Do you think the Mexican military commits human rights violations?
Amnesty International does. It looks like Human Rights Watch does too. So do countless family members of those who have been "disappeared", arbitrarily detained, tortured, or well, all of the above.…
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It’s that Time of year again: IACHR Hearings
Anyone who does work on, or pays attention to anything going on in Latin America would know that it is the season for meetings and hearings to be held at…
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Write-a-thon Series: The Women of Atenco
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="© Private"][/caption] You've read before on this blog about the women of Atenco,…