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Press Release
Hundreds of Activists Urge Congress to Act on Human Rights
Next Monday, hundreds of Amnesty members and supporters will meet with members of Congress to speak out for refugees, humanitarian…
February 23, 2018
Press Release
State Department Must Not Neglect Women’s Rights
According to reports, the human rights bureau at the Department of State has received a directive to remove passages on…
February 22, 2018
Report
Amnesty International State of the World’s Human Rights Annual Report 2017-18
The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalize massive discrimination against marginalized groups, Amnesty…
February 22, 2018
Press Release
Syria: Relentless bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta amounts to war crimes
Responding to the news of the escalating bombing campaign by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in Eastern Ghouta…
February 20, 2018
Press Release
As USS Cole Trial Shuts Down, Amnesty Calls to End All Military Commissions
The Guantánamo military judge handling the case of the alleged USS Cole bomber halted the trial following months of failed…
February 16, 2018
Press Release
Turkey: A dark day for press freedom and for justice as journalists sentenced to life
Following the aggravated life sentences handed down to six defendants, including Nazlı Ilıcak, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, for “attempting…
February 16, 2018
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El Salvador: Release of woman jailed for stillbirth must signal end of total abortion ban
The release of a woman forced to spend a decade behind bars in El Salvador after having pregnancy-related complications resulting…
February 15, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on School Shooting in Parkland, Florida
The following statement can be attributed to Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA: “While our thoughts are with…
February 14, 2018
Press Release
Indonesia: Police must protect – not attack – transgender women living under threat in Aceh
Indonesian authorities are completely failing to protect the transgender women who were appallingly ill-treated and humiliated by police in North…
February 14, 2018
Press Release
Egypt: Cluster bomb video highlights human rights concerns in North Sinai
The Egyptian military’s use of cluster bombs must cease immediately, Amnesty international said today, following the military’s release of an…
February 14, 2018
Press Release
Hungary: New law poses existential threat to NGOs
A new bill which would penalize NGOs that support migration is a deeply disturbing and unjustified assault on civil society,…
February 14, 2018
Press Release
Iran: Authorities refuse to release Canadian-Iranian academic’s body for independent autopsy in “callous cover-up”
In response to reports that the Iranian authorities have said they will refuse to release the body of the Canadian-Iranian…
February 12, 2018