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amnesty

[am-nuh-stee] / ˈæm nə sti /
NOUN
pardon, often by government
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When Amnesty International updated its policy in 2016 to consider sex work a matter of personal agency and implied consent, critics included Jimmy Carter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double that of 2024, Amnesty said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

And that ambiguous statement raised alarms not just with workers but also with human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which issued a World Cup travel advisory for visitors planning on attending the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“At least it's CND and Amnesty International she's opinionated about, Helena, and not Meaty Loaf or the Deaf Leopards.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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