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Losing Sight in Kashmir: The Impact of Pellet-Firing Shotguns
Pellet-firing shotguns, which have been responsible for blinding, killing and traumatizing hundreds of people in Kashmir, must be immediately banned,…
September 13, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Refugee Ban
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily uphold the refugee ban, Naureen Shah, Amnesty International USA senior director of campaigns,…
September 12, 2017
Press Release
Failure to File Federal Charges in Freddie Gray Case Points to Need for Reforms to Lethal Force Laws
Following the announcement that the Department of Justice will not charge any Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie…
September 12, 2017
Press Release
Reports Israeli government plans to retaliate against Amnesty International over settlements campaign
Responding to reports circulating in Israeli media today suggesting that the Israeli Finance Ministry is planning to take action against…
September 12, 2017
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for teen tortured to “confess” to protest-related crimes
A young Saudi Arabian Shi’a man who claims he was tortured to “confess” alleged crimes committed when he was 16…
September 12, 2017
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Last chance for justice for over 20,000 wartime sexual violence survivors
A quarter of a century after the start of the conflict, more than 20,000, survivors of wartime sexual violence in…
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Justice Kennedy Temporarily Reinstates Refugee Ban
The following is a statement from Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, responding to the decision by U.S.…
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Ohio Scheduled to Execute Second Prisoner After Three-Year Hiatus
The state of Ohio is scheduled to execute Gary Otte on September 13. Otte’s death would be the second execution…
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members
The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender arrested from her home last night, who has…
September 11, 2017
Press Release
SC verdict on triple talaq a step forward for women’s rights in India
Responding to the Supreme Court’s verdict today declaring the practice of talaq-e-biddat unconstitutional, Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International…
September 11, 2017
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New landmine blasts in Myanmar point to deliberate targeting of Rohingya
Two new landmine incidents today, including a blast blowing off a young man’s leg, bring to three the number of…
September 10, 2017
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Myanmar: Army landmines along border with Bangladesh pose deadly threat to fleeing Rohingya
Myanmar’s security forces planted internationally banned antipersonnel landmines along its border with Bangladesh which have seriously injured at least three…
September 8, 2017