Sentenced to Death Due to Police Torture
On July 7, Ronald Kitchen became a free man. Convicted of the murder of five people in 1988, he spent…
July 10, 2009
Zimbabwe Justice: No Dancing Babies
The legal system in Zimbabwe isn't comprised of lawyers in skimpy clothing sharing a unisex bathroom while litigating bizarre and yet…
July 9, 2009
Sri Lankan doctors "recant" prior testimony
A group of Sri Lankan doctors currently in detention were produced by the Sri Lankan government before the media today…
July 9, 2009
Will the US Seek the Death Penalty in First Trial of a Former Guantanamo Detainee?
Last month, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani became the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the United States for trial…
July 9, 2009
Amnesty Hits the Warped Tour This Summer
Amnesty International is excited to be a part of the Vans Warped Tour music festival this Summer! The Warped Tour…
July 9, 2009
What's A Uighur?
Corrected 2/4/10 This question was part of the opening remarks in a talk given several years ago by one of…
July 9, 2009
Peru Update: Steps Taken Toward Dialogue After Clashes
International pressure on the Peruvian authorities has brought some progress for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. An Amnesty International delegation…
July 9, 2009
Everything Happens Twice in Guinea-Bissau
So far this year there have been two rounds of assassinations in Guinea-Bissau. Now there will be two rounds of…
July 8, 2009
Ahmedinejad Blames West for Election Unrest
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad gave a speech on state television on Tuesday insisting it due to the meddling of Western…
July 8, 2009
Defending Our Right to Protest: Amnesty International and the ACLU Settle Lawsuit with City of Miami
Amnesty International and the ACLU recently settled a lawsuit that defended our members' right to peacefully protest. Miami officials admitted…
July 8, 2009
Double Tragedies
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) released a report yesterday entitled…
July 7, 2009
Zimbabwe: A Sturdy Constitution or Just Indigestion?
Zimbabwe recently began to hold public hearings in the constitutional reform process mandated by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed last…
July 7, 2009