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13 Jan 2015, 10:15 am by Sebastian Brady
The BBC covers one of the most deadly attacks by the militant group Boko Haram yet, noting that local officials claim as many as 2,000, a number supported by Amnesty International, people were massacred in the town of Baga last week. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 10:00 pm
Amnesty International’s report, USA: Cruel and Inhuman — Conditions of Isolation for Detainees in Guantanamo Bay is grim. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 11:05 am
Keeping prisoners on death row is expensive -- about $90,000 a year, on average -- as are the legal costs of appeals.2006 executionsChina: 1,010+Iran: 177Pakistan: 82Iraq: 65+Sudan: 65+USA: 53Saudi Arabia: 39+Yemen: 30+Vietnam: 14Kuwait: 10+Source: Amnesty International, based on 2006 figures+ symbol indicates that the figure is a minimum one; the true figure may be higher due to state secrecy or a lack of available information. [read post]
17 Aug 2007, 6:50 am
Keeping prisoners on death row is expensive - about $90,000 a year, on average - as are the legal costs of appeals. 2006 executions China: 1,010+ Iran: 177 Pakistan: 82 Iraq: 65+ Sudan: 65+ USA: 53 Saudi Arabia: 39+ Yemen: 30+ Vietnam: 14 Kuwait: 10+ Source: Amnesty International, based on 2006 figures + symbol indicates that the figure is a minimum one; the true figure may be higher due to state secrecy or a lack of available information [read post]
23 May 2011, 8:06 am by Steve Hall
" Laura Moye of Amnesty International USA, said, "Whether the state uses chemicals, bullets or electricity, the death penalty is inherently cruel and inhuman, and is part of an error-prone system that has sent far too many innocent people to death row. [read post]
24 May 2011, 5:06 am by Jeff Gamso
"Yeah.h/t for Bhuiyan's story to Joachim and Amnesty International USA [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 4:02 am by SHG
”); also, Amnesty International of the USA, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 112 (2019). [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 4:10 am
"I think it is misleading because they're trying to say, because the courtshave walked through the motions, somehow Troy has had all his chances,"Laura Moye, Deputy Director of Amnesty International USA Southern RegionalOffice, said.Moye speculates that the courts are more interested in "self-preservation"than innocence. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 12:22 pm by Steve Hall
Among the 58 that still use it, according to Amnesty International, are the United States, China, Thailand, Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Japan. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 3:07 am by Sinead Ring
The Amnesty International petition opposing the death penalty for Troy Davis is here http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx? [read post]
7 Jul 2007, 11:52 pm
They plan to rally in Atlanta on Tuesday and deliver about 3,000 letters and postcards in support of clemency for Davis, according to Amnesty International USA officials. 'Everyone convinced' "I don't think it would have mattered what Troy said in that courtroom," Correia said. [read post]
27 Jun 2024, 10:32 am by Scott Bomboy
Amnesty International USA (2013), written by Justice Alito, that an injury must be “concrete, particularized, and actual or imminent; fairly traceable to the challenged action; and redressable by a favorable ruling. [read post]
20 Dec 2023, 6:00 am by James O’Neil
(Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series on “Rights and Dignity: Older People in Conflict and Crisis,” produced in cooperation with Amnesty International USA and HelpAge USA. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 6:05 am by Jonathan E. Cohen
(Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on “Rights and Dignity: Older People in Conflict and Crisis,” produced in cooperation with Amnesty International USA and HelpAge USA. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 11:30 am by Anja Rudiger
Public services such as schools, fire departments, and courts already strive to do this, and in all other industrialized democracies, health care too is financed and administered as a public good, just as Amnesty International USA has called for, in order to enable everyone to be as healthy as they can be. [read post]
5 Aug 2014, 10:50 am by Cody Poplin
According to Al Jazeera, Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of war crimes due to violence toward civilians during operations against Boko Haram. [read post]
1 Aug 2022, 4:58 am by Emma Snell
  Amnesty International and the E.U. have joined Kyiv in calling for an investigation into footage that appears to show pro-Russian forces castrating and executing a captive Ukrainian fighter. [read post]