Press Release
Amnesty International Demands Lawyers for Ethiopian Journalists, Opposition Party Members Reportedly Detained; Warns Detainees May Be At Risk of Torture
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- In response to media reports that two journalists and two opposition party…
June 30, 2011
Press Release
Tamils Set for U.K. Deportation Following Suicide Attempt, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International is calling on the United Kingdom authorities not to deport…
June 16, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Makes Worldwide Appeal to Health Professionals on Behalf of Bahraini Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics Reportedly Tortured Before Standing Trial for Treating Wounded Protester
Organization Plans Twitter Campaign Wednesday Demanding State Department Send High-Level Observer to Bahraini Opposition Leaders' Trial Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150,…
June 15, 2011
Press Release
Hired gunmen threaten rural communities in Brazil
Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the…
June 8, 2011
Report
Lack of justice could fuel new violence in Kyrgyzstan
In June 2010, four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan left thousands injured,…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’ Widow of slain prison…
June 6, 2011
Report
USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement
39 years ago, three young black men were put in solitary confinement; two are still in isolation. In total, the…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’ Widow of slain prison…
June 6, 2011
Report
Libya: Campaign of enforced disappearances in Nafusa region must end
Scores of people have vanished from Libya’s Nafusa Mountain area apparently at the hands of forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi,…
May 27, 2011
Press Release
Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New Report Accuses Both Sides of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Related to Atrocities
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New…
May 26, 2011