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Amnesty International USA Applauds Today’s Strong Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the Senate
With today’s strong bipartisan reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the US Senate, Amnesty International USA…
May 8, 2014
Report
‘My Sleep Is My Break’ Exploitation Of Migrant Domestic Workers In Qatar
Qatar's laws do not limit the number of hours a day or the number of days a week that domestic…
April 26, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International to Highlight Local Human Rights Issues at Annual Conference in Chicago
On April 4-6 at the JW Marriott (151 W Adams St), hundreds of activists will gather for Amnesty International’s annual…
April 2, 2014
Press Release
Human Rights “Missing in Action” During President Obama’s Saudi Arabia Visit
In response to reports that President Barack Obama did not raise the issue of Saudi Arabia's human rights record when…
March 28, 2014
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Plans to Defy Ban on Women Drivers this Saturday
A grassroots campaign will call for an end to the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia on Saturday March…
March 26, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Bring a Female Secret Service Driver to Saudi Arabia
Ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Amnesty International is calling on President Obama to take a stand…
March 25, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue
Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.
February 20, 2014
Press Release
NHK Broadcaster Defends Sexual Slavery in Japan
The new head of Japan’s national broadcaster NHK defence of the country’s wartime military sexual slavery is deplorable, said Amnesty…
January 27, 2014
Press Release
Court Orders Woman Gang-Raped For Falling in Love with a Muslim
Authorities must investigate the alleged gang-rape of a 20 year-old adivasi woman in Birbhum, West Bengal, India.
January 23, 2014
Press Release
Pussy Riot Members to Appear at Amnesty Human Rights Concert at Barclays Center on Feb. 5
Members of the Russian art collective Pussy Riot will participate in Amnesty International's landmark Bringing Human Rights Home concert at…
January 21, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty Joins Call on President Obama: End Secrecy on Drone Strikes
On December 4th, 2013, Amnesty International joined eight U.S.-based human rights groups in an open letter to President Obama urging…
December 6, 2013
Press Release
U.N. Must Not Let Peacekeepers Fail in Central African Republic
The international community must give peacekeepers in the Central African Republic all the means necessary to protect civilians or risk…
December 5, 2013