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Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse
A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice. So was the conclusion of our world report released today that documents…
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ICC Review Conference: Governments Should Commit to Justice
As you may have noticed, we released our Annual Report today. As always, both state and non-state actors are doing a great job at abusing human rights. But what’s becoming…
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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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The power of World Press Freedom Day
Today, World Press Freedom Day provides an opportunity for people around the world to celebrate the fundamental human right to freedom of expression. Every day, journalists around the world face…
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Get on the Bus for Human Rights
Chances are, if we've met, you've heard me talk about Get On The Bus for Human Rights (GOTB)! I've got several versions under my belt -- the PowerPoint presentation, the…
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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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Google challenges China to end censorship
Thousands of Amnesty International activists have been putting the pressure on Internet giant Google in recent years to stop censorship in China. The good news is that work has paid…
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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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Guinea's Bloody Monday Demonstrates Need for Greater Arms Control
[caption id="attachment_8010" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Cartridge casing from a bullet, for a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle, found at Conakry stadium. Copyright Amnesty International"][/caption] There is no question that the September 28th, 2009, Bloody…
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Resolving Zimbabwe's Farm Crisis is Not Black & White
[caption id="attachment_7662" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Gertrude Hambira, Secretary General, General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe"][/caption] Thousands of news articles, scholarly articles and panel discussions debate Zimbabwe's land reform program. Almost…
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Relief funds help Guantanamo Uighur move forward
Corrected 2/4/10 An attorney with Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel contacted me two months ago to ask for my assistance on behalf of one of her firm's Uighur clients who…
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Hey India, Help Free Aung San Suu Kyi
India should use it's democratic cred and influence as a rising global power to help Aung San Suu Kyi and other Prisoners of Conscience (POC) in Myanmar. In 1993, the…