Report
Year of Rebellion: The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
This report describes the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa, a year that saw millions of…
January 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Commends U.S. Action Plan to Protect Women and Children in Conflict
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) commends President Obama for creating the first-ever U.S. national action plan to implement U.N. Security Council…
December 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act
Amnesty International announced today its support for S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women)…
December 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Halt Bill Banning Same-Sex Relationships
Amnesty International today reiterated its call on Nigerian authorities to scrap a harsh bill that if passed into law would…
November 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Gathers Women’s Rights Leaders and Advocates in NYC November 17 to Assess Worldwide Progress
On Thursday, Nov. 17, Amnesty International will gather more than a dozen leading advocates for women’s rights from around the…
November 10, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal…
October 14, 2011
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International
Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize…
October 7, 2011
Report
Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises
Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have…
October 6, 2011
Press Release
Ten Years On Afghanistan Shows Slow Progress and Failed Promises, Says Amnesty International
Ten years after a U.S.-led military invasion removed the Taliban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have…
October 5, 2011
Press Release
Joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Statement on Zaynab al-Hosni
In September 2011, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of…
October 5, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Flogging Sentence for Saudi Woman Who Drove a Car
A flogging sentence against a Saudi Arabian woman who defied the ban on driving by women demonstrates the cruel scale…
September 27, 2011
Press Release
Granting Women the Right to Vote in Saudi Arabia is Only a Tiny Step Toward Equality, Says Amnesty International
Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said today, but authorities must…
September 26, 2011