Report
Families Under the Rubble: Israeli Attacks on Inhabited Homes
Israeli forces have killed scores of Palestinian civilians in attacks targeting houses full of families, which in some cases have…
November 3, 2014
Report
Libya: Rule of the Gun — Abductions, Torture and Other Militia Abuses in Western Libya
Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights…
October 28, 2014
Report
United States of America Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture
It is now two decades since the USA ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…
October 20, 2014
Report
Summary Killings During the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
An Amnesty International investigation into allegations of execution-style and other deliberate killings by pro-Russian separatists and pro-Kyiv forces has found…
October 19, 2014
Report
China’s Trade in Tools of Torture and Repression
This report focuses on China's growing manufacture, sale and trade of a wide range of law enforcement equipment. Of particular…
September 26, 2014
Report
Out of control: Torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico
Anyone arrested in Mexico is potentially at risk of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Torture…
September 26, 2014
Report
‘Welcome to hell fire’: Torture and other ill-treatment in Nigeria
Torture is a routine occurrence in Nigeria, largely to extract "confessions" or as punishment for alleged crimes. Hundreds of suspects…
September 26, 2014
Press Release
Protection of Syrian Civilians Must be World’s Priority, Humanitarian and Human Rights Groups Demand
Any further intervention in the Middle East must include plans to address the suffering of Syrian civilians, a global coalition…
September 23, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Marks the September 11, 2001 Attacks
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the attacks in the USA on September 11, 2001.
September 11, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Reports of Justice Department Investigation into Ferguson Police
According to media reports, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division will begin an investigation into the police department of…
September 4, 2014
Press Release
‘Beheading’ of Reporter in Syria is a War Crime That Highlights ‘Chilling’ Risk to Journalists
The apparent execution-style killing of a U.S. reporter who went missing in Syria in 2012 constitutes a war crime and…
August 20, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Attorney General Visit to Ferguson
Attorney General Eric Holder visits Ferguson today as part of the federal investigation into Michael Brown's death.
August 20, 2014