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Russia moves one step closer to death penalty abolition

Posted on 20/11/2009

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to full abolition of the death penalty. The Court decided on Thursday to extend the current moratorium on executions, which was due to expire in January, and recommended abol ...

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Ohio moves to resume executions under new protocol

Posted on 20/11/2009

Amnesty International is appealing to the authorities in the state of Ohio not to resume executions, following their adoption of a new lethal injection protocol. Ohio's decision to introduce the new lethal injection procedures followed the state's failed attempt to execute Romell Broom on ...

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Obama must press China to uphold human rights

Posted on 13/11/2009

President Obama must use his first official visit to China to urge the authorities to reverse the sharp rise in human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International said on Friday. The organisation reminded President Obama in an open letter that he has a responsibility to publicly push ...

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Iranian authorities must stop imminent execution of Kurdish man

Posted on 13/11/2009

The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of “enmity against God” over his alleged membership of a proscribed Kurdish organization, Amnesty International said on Friday. Sherko Moarefi was transferred to solitary confinement in ...

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Iran executes Kurdish man

Posted on 11/11/2009

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the execution in Iran on Wednesday morning of a Kurdish man sentenced to death for "enmity against God" in connection with his alleged membership of an illegal opposition group. According to reports, Ehsan Fattahian was hanged at 4am Central ...

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