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Youth Leader Freed in Belarus
Amnesty International welcomes the release from prison on January 23 of Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of a youth organization...
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Worldwide Moratorium on Executions Endorsed at United Nations
On November 15, 2007, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly voted to endorse a resolution calling for a...
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Clemency granted for Kenneth Foster
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 6-1 to recommend clemency for Kenneth Foster, and Texas Governor Rick Perry...
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Environmental Activist Released!
It is with great joy that we announce the release of Dr Mohamed Jalal Ahmed Hashim, a prominent opponent of the construction...
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38 Ethiopian political prisoners freed!
Amnesty International welcomes the release of Mesfin Woldemariam, one of 38 Ethiopian opposition party officials, prominent...
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Stay of execution granted!
Good News! The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Cathy Henderson who had been scheduled to...
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House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Killings of Women in Guatemala
On Wednesday May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 100, urging the U.S. government to work...
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House Committee Approves Resolution Condemning the Killings of Women in Guatemala
On March 27, 2007 the House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously approved House Resolution 100 (H. Res. 100), condemning...
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Six Major Metropolitan Police Departments Take the Pledge
As part of the campaign following the release of AIUSA's Stonewalled report, activists asked police departments to sign a...
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New Mexico House Passes Abolition Bill
On Monday, February 12, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representative passed a death penalty abolition bill by a 41-28 vote. ...