Press Release
Immediate Action Needed in Escalating Sudanese Refugee Crisis
In a new report, Amnesty International implores the U.N. Security Council to take immediate action to halt the Sudanese military's…
June 6, 2012
Report
Amnesty Responds to UN Report on Promoting Human Rights While Countering Terrorism
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by Ben Emmerson, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights…
June 4, 2012
Press Release
Taylor Sentencing Only a Step Toward Justice; More People Should be Prosecuted and Reparations Paid to Victims
As Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years, a climate of impunity hangs over Liberia, while victims of heinous crimes…
May 30, 2012
Report
European Court of Human Rights Hears Key Case Concerning European Complicity in the US-led Secret Detentions and Renditions Program
This public statement was released to coincide with the hearing at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human…
May 21, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Mali Experiencing Worst Human Rights Crisis in Half Century
Amnesty International said today that Mali is in a human rights crisis not seen in 50 years.
May 16, 2012
Report
USA: Wrong court, wrong place, wrong punishment: Five alleged ‘9/11 conspirators’ to be arraigned for capital trial by military commission at Guantánamo
On 5 May 2012, at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a US Army Colonel, in his role…
May 3, 2012
Press Release
Bahrain: Reforms risk appearing hollow as violations continue
The Bahraini government's response to the findings of an international commission of inquiry has proved inadequate as human rights violations…
April 17, 2012
Report
‘I wanted to die’: Syria’s torture survivors speak out
A grim catalogue of torture has emerged from former detainees describing their treatment in Syria’s detention centres since the predominantly…
March 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Documents Torture Inside Syria on a Scale Not Seen for Decades
Survivors and Eyewitnesses Who Escaped to Jordan Describe Consistent Pattern of Torture During Arrest and Detention, Including Severe Beatings and…
March 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International, Responding to Attorney General’s Comments, Says U.S. Drone Campaign Runs Risk of “Vigilante Justice”
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for terrorism, counterterrorism and human rights, issued the following comments today in response…
March 6, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International cancels Bahrain visit
Amnesty International statement on the cancellation of its visit to Bahrain.
March 2, 2012
Report
The 10th Anniversary of “Law of War” Detentions at Guantánamo:
The modern history of the USA indeed includes examples of remarkable advocacy and progress for human rights. One area, however,…
February 13, 2012