From American Soil
The disruption of a plot by a clandestine militant group in Clayton, Michigan, to murder law enforcement officials illustrates perfectly…
March 31, 2010
Musician Tom Morello wants to thank you!
Our 10,000 Against Torture campaign is now over. You've helped us achieve extraordinary results, with 90,000 actions to stop illegal…
March 31, 2010
New Global Death Penalty Stats Out Today
A Challenge to the Outliers Today we released our annual report on global death penalty statistics. The good news: the…
March 30, 2010
Don't Quota Me
On February 22, James Chaparro's sixth day on the job as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) behemoth…
March 30, 2010
UN: Remember Women's Rights
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, it’s a good time to consider what still needs to be done…
March 29, 2010
UPDATE: Oklahoma Board Votes for Clemency in Death Penalty Case
The votes have come in and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided by three votes to two to recommend…
March 26, 2010
Conflict Minerals Bill Snags Another Co-Sponsor
Today, we celebrated the addition of a new co-sponsor to the Conflict Minerals Trade Act (H.R. 4128): Republican Congressman Edward…
March 26, 2010
Satellite Images Show Fire Damage in Jos, Nigeria
Over the past decade, Nigeria has seen its fair share of violence. On January 17th, Nigeria came back into the headlines…
March 25, 2010
Is Ignorance the Best Policy?
UPDATE: The US Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Henry Skinner, at least temporarily. He has filed a petition to the…
March 24, 2010
Standing Up for LGBT Rights in Malawi
Back in early January, we called for the unconditional release of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, two men who were…
March 23, 2010
Google challenges China to end censorship
Thousands of Amnesty International activists have been putting the pressure on Internet giant Google in recent years to stop censorship…
March 23, 2010
First step for the Right to Health Care in the US?
On Sunday night, after more than a year of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Health Care Reform legislation.…
March 23, 2010