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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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USA: Deadly formula: An international perspective on the 40th ...
28 June 2012

In June 1972, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling, Furman v. Georgia, which, in effect, nullified the country's capital laws and overturned nearly 600 death sentences ...

Report       AMR 51/050/2012

Time to bite the bullet on the global arms trade | Amnesty ...
27 June 2012

Hundreds of thousands of Amnesty International activists are calling for an end to arms transfers that fuel human rights abuses.

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USA: Another welcome step on children in the criminal justice ...
26 June 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 26 June 2012 AI Index: AMR 51/049/2012. USA: Another welcome step on children in the criminal justice system. ...

Public Statement       AMR 51/049/2012

Urge the US government to apologise to torture survivor Maher Arar ...
25 June 2012

Maher Arar was detained by US authorities and transferred secretly to Syria, where he was held for a year and tortured.

Action Document      

Deadly and dangerous arms trade
21 June 2012

It is time for all governments to commit to securing an international Arms Trade Treaty. Hundreds of thousands of people are killed, injured, raped, repressed and ...

Document       ACT 30/032/2012

USA (Arizona): Mexican American facing execution in Arizona: Sammy ...
20 June 2012

Sammy Lopez is scheduled to be executed in the US state of Arizona on 27 June for a murder committed in 1986. The details of his background of extreme poverty and ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/048/2012

USA: Hearing on reassessing solitary confinement: The human rights ...
18 June 2012

In this statement Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to share its concerns and recommendations on this important issue. The US stands virtually alone ...

Report       AMR 51/054/2012

Pakistan: Human rights situation in Pakistan: Oral statement to ...
18 June 2012

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Pakistan government has facilitated the practice of enforced disappearance with the creation of security laws ...

Document       ASA 33/010/2012

United States of America: 'Targeted killing' policies violate the ...
15 June 2012

In this document Amnesty International considers the purported legal rationale for current US policies and practices in the deliberate killing of terrorism suspects ...

Report       AMR 51/047/2012

USA: Further information: Fifth Mississippi execution of 2012 goes ...
13 June 2012

Michael Brawner was executed in Mississippi on 12 June for a quadruple murder in 2001. This was the fifth execution in Mississippi so far this year, out of 21 ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/045/2012