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Is use of the death penalty ever acceptable?

News

Afghan widows line up to receive food rations at a CARE International food distribution center in Kabul © AP 2005

Afghan women must be top of Australia’s agenda

Afghan women should be a foreign policy focus of all major Australian political parties in the lead-up to the Federal election.

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Turkey: End detention of Istanbul protesters

Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul.

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Russia: A ‘dark day’ for freedom of expression

The State Duma in Moscow has passed two new bills aimed at stamping out minority views.

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Blogs

Protests in Istanbul © Serra Akcan / NarPhotos

A hospital in Amnesty’s office

Director of Amnesty Turkey blogs on what's happening in Taksim Square and the Amnesty office in Istanbul.

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Amnesty’s Panic Button App will become a reality

Amnesty has just been awarded by Google to develop our Panic Button app - a lifeline for human rights activists working in risky situations.

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A truly historic moment

Australia, along with 66 other countries, signs up to the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations in New York.

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What's on

‘Walk Together’ this Refugee Week

Where: Events across Australia
When: Saturday June 22

Run Melbourne 2013

Where: Melbourne, VIC
When: Sunday July 21, 9am

City2Surf Gold Charity places

Where: Sydney, NSW
When: Sunday August 11, 8am

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Successes

Women in El Salvador call for a woman to have access to life-saving medical treatment © AI

Good news: Beatriz provided life-saving treatment in El Salvador

Thanks to your support Beatriz has received the treatment she needed and is now recovering in hospital.

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