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One Big Step Closer Toward Transparency on CIA Torture
Yesterday, President Obama voiced his support for the release of the CIA torture report (Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages). By Natalie Butz, Communications Specialist at Amnesty International...
View ArticleTalk is Cheap: It’s Time For Real Action on North Korea
By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Secretary General The resounding victory for Kim Jong Un in North Korea’s parliamentary elections this past week reflects the “absolute support” of people in the...
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Read the Letter: What We Want President Obama to Do in Saudi Arabia
President Obama with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during meetings in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on June 29, 2010 (Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images). On Friday, President...
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7 Things Afghanistan’s New President Must Do
An Afghan voter shows her inked finger after she cast her ballot at a local polling station (Photo Credit: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images). Earlier this month, voters in Afghanistan cast their ballots in...
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Introducing Amnesty’s New Global Campaign Against Torture
Darrell Cannon was tortured by three Chicago Police Department detectives at a remote site on Chicago’s South Side. Over course of a day, they pressed a cattle prod to his testicles and put it into...
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For Me, Torture is Personal
By Federico Boratto, Amnesty International Activist My name is Federico Boratto. I’d like to share my connection to Amnesty’s Stop Torture Campaign – a connection forged by someone who loved me enough...
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5 Torture Myths Debunked
Take action to stop torture at amnestyusa.org/torture. 1. Torture is Mainly Used Against Terror Suspects and During War Amnesty International research shows that torture and other ill-treatment...
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The Science of Torture
The stench of rotting flesh coming from the tiny, cramped cell overpowered him. This was the smell of torture. As soon he set one foot inside the small room at a police detention center in Nigeria’s...
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The Terrifying Reason 64% of Mexicans Fear Detention
By Esmeralda Lopez, Amnesty International USA Country Specialist for Mexico My desire to end torture in Mexico runs deep. Years ago it became too dangerous for me to visit my family in Mexico because...
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VICTORY: You Took a Stand. Now Moses Akatugba Will Walk Free!
Over the last year, activists like you have taken more than 800,000 actions in support of Moses Akatugba, who was imprisoned in Nigeria at 16 years old, tortured, and later sentenced to death on...
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