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Tireless witness to state killing

21 November 2008

An interview with Sister Prejean, Roman Catholic nun, formidable campaigner against the death penalty and author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Dead Man Walking

Bolivia's constitution – civil conflict and social progress

21 November 2008

If passed, President Evo Morales' new constitution will represent the most significant advancement of economic, social and cultural rights the country has seen in ma

Majority support expected in UN vote on death penalty moratorium

19 November 2008

A large majority of states from all regions are expected to back a second resolution by the UN General Assembly (Third Committee) on Thursday, calling for a moratorium

No truth, no justice 40 years after Mexico City massacre

2 October 2008

Forty years ago, the Mexican army opened fire on students peacefully demonstrating in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, on 2 October 1968.

Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza

27 August 2008

The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago has left the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped with dwindling resources and an economy

Russia and Georgia – Background to conflict

12 August 2008

After months of increased tension, and recent low-level hostilities, the conflict between Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia escalated in the early mo

No moving backwards for Myanmar

8 August 2008

Twenty years after the brief flowering of people power in Myanmar, however, little has improved for the millions of people still suffering under repressive rule.

Observing Guantánamo's military commission hearings (Part 2)

6 August 2008

Matthew Pollard, Amnesty International's legal advisor, describes the Guantánamo hearings and discusses the reasons for his being in Guantánamo.

Observing Guantánamo's military commission hearings

5 August 2008

Matt Pollard, Amnesty International’s latest trial observer atthe recent military commission hearings at Guantánamo Bay, gives a sense of what it was like

Women in Mexico let down by failures in justice system

1 August 2008

Thousands of Mexican women who face violence in their homes are being put at risk of further abuse by a justice system that often fails to take their safety seriously.