Mysterious Death of Young Iranian Doctor Raises Questions About Official Account
When the father of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani was contacted by Iranian authorities, telling him that his 26-year-old son had broken…
November 25, 2009
Will Texas Execute a Man with Mental Retardation?
Bobby Woods has an IQ of around 70 and is scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas on…
November 25, 2009
An Evolution in Zimbabwe
I had the honor and pleasure of attending the RFK Human Rights Award ceremony last night, hosted by President Obama…
November 24, 2009
The Story of Maajid Nawaz
Maajid Nawaz is a British citizen of Pakistani descent who became involved in his youth with the radical Islamic Liberation…
November 24, 2009
AIUSA says "Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka!"
Across the U.S., from Boston to Chicago to San Francisco, Amnesty International activists are demanding:Â "Unlock the camps in Sri…
November 19, 2009
Write-a-Thon Series: Shi Tao
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Four years ago, Chinese journalist Shi Tao…
November 19, 2009
A Troubling Week in Texas
The death penalty is always inhumane, and the past few days in Texas have brought to light some of its most…
November 19, 2009
It's Still About Killing People
Caught between a legal requirement to avoid cruelty, and its desire to kill prisoners, the state of Ohio is struggling…
November 18, 2009
Embracing Human Rights: Islamists Renouncing Violence
"We'd always seen Amnesty as the soft power tools of colonialism. So, when Amnesty, despite knowing that we hated them,…
November 17, 2009
Write-a-thon Series: Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Despite having been cleared for release more…
November 17, 2009
Darfur: New Evidence of Attacks on Villages
Back in 2007, Amnesty International launched a ground breaking website, Eyes on Darfur, which showcased satellite evidence of attacks on…
November 17, 2009
It’s that Time of year again: IACHR Hearings
Anyone who does work on, or pays attention to anything going on in Latin America would know that it is…
November 17, 2009