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#DearObama: Freedom of Expression and the State of the Union – An Opportunity for the President
[caption id="attachment_52031" align="alignleft" width="594"] (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] This blog is part of a series on human rights in the State of the Union address. The United States has an obligation to…
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“He Was Silent but You Could Tell That He Was in Real Pain”
An eyewitness account of the flogging today of Raif Badawi an activist in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for setting up a website for…
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What’s behind the arrests in Turkey?
[caption id="attachment_56211" align="alignleft" width="4172"] Over two dozen people were arrested in raids against media critical of Turkish president. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] A wave of arrests Sunday morning shook Turkey and…
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My Mom is in Prison for Standing up for Human Rights in China
An act of kindness transformed Liu Ping from a factory worker into a passionate anti-corruption activist in China. Her daughter, 22-year-old Liao Minyue, tells their story. My mother, Liu Ping,…
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Ferguson: Today marks a pivotal moment for US human rights
Today, we learned that a grand jury in Ferguson decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown — an unarmed 18-year-old — in…
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End Saudi Arabia’s relentless crackdown on civil and political rights activists
[caption id="attachment_54191" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr Moahmmad al-Qahtani are founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). All 11 founding members are currently either…
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Declare Your Solidarity with Belgrade Pride 2014!
[caption id="attachment_53151" align="aligncenter" width="594"] (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] By Andy Graan, Amnesty International USA Country Specialist for Serbia, Macedonia, and Western Europe LGBT activists and supporters in Serbia have been working…
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Zone 9: The Growing Gulag in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government's arrest of members of the Zone 9 blogging collective is outrageous. And it is just the tip of the iceberg of the crackdown on free expression.
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3 Reasons Amnesty is Concerned About Turkey’s Mining Disaster
The mining disaster in Turkey, is a shocking tragedy and could have been avoided.
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Introducing a Different Type of Social Media Campaign to Help Prisoners of Conscience in Belarus
Belarus won’t win any fans until it starts to play by the rules. Releasing prisoners of conscience and lifting repressive laws would be a good place to start.