Turkey: Arrest & Surrender Bashir!
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir is expected in Istanbul, Turkey, this Sunday and Monday for a summit of the Organization…
November 6, 2009
The Italian Job
Earlier today an Italian court convicted in absentia twenty-two CIA officers and a colonel in the US Air Force of…
November 5, 2009
Senator Graham: Let’s Hear it for New York
Dear Senator Graham, Sometime tomorrow, Thursday, likely before noon, the Senate will probably vote on the Commerce, Justice, Science and…
November 5, 2009
Extraordinary Rendition After Milan: What Now?
For all the talk about moving forward, the extent of the illegal American practices, particularly involving rendition and torture, has…
November 4, 2009
Write-a-Thon Series: Aung San Suu Kyi
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has…
November 3, 2009
Troubled Waters: Palestinians Denied Fair Access to Water
Israel is denying Palestinians their right to access to adequate water by using discriminatory and restrictive policies. Donatella Rovera, senior…
October 30, 2009
Breaking News: Deal Emerges in Honduran Coup Crisis
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti reached an agreement on Thursday that involves sharing…
October 30, 2009
Texas Ex-Gov Doubts Death Penalty
In a recent interview on NPR, former Texas Governor Mark White discussed his lack of faith in the ability of…
October 29, 2009
Aterciopelados: Big Shout Out for Amnesty International at UN concert
The Colombian rock group Aterciopelados performed last week at the UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping, as they performed…
October 29, 2009
No Good Governance in Southern Africa?
Even though The Mo Ibrahim Foundation decided no former African leader merited its $5 million prize this year; when it ranked African…
October 28, 2009
Feeling Out of Options? Try a Boycott.
Update: Amnesty International warns of deteriorating human rights conditions in Zimbabwe. Amnesty International warned today that Zimbabwe is on the brink…
October 28, 2009
Death threats for two Sri Lankan journalists
Freedom of expression is again under assault in Sri Lanka. On October 22, two editors at the Sunday Leader (a…
October 28, 2009