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Urgent Action AMR 51/049/2008
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The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state of Kentucky's lethal injection procedures are constitutional.
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Amnesty International submits this briefing for consideration by the Committee Against Torture. This briefing summarizes some of Amnesty International’s main concerns ...
Report MDE 28/001/2008
This is a summary of the report about Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, who has been in US military detention for approaching six years. Taken into custody in July ...
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