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Press Release
Prior to meeting with Turkish foreign minister, EU official to discuss jailed activists with Amnesty chief
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, will urge EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini to urgently raise the…
July 24, 2017
Press Release
Resuming Executions in Ohio Will Not Serve Justice
After a three-year hiatus, the state of Ohio is scheduled to resume executions this week. Ronald R. Phillips is scheduled…
July 24, 2017
Press Release
Poland Presidential Veto is a Step Back from the Brink
Following an announcement by Poland’s president Andrzej Duda that he will veto two controversial judicial reform bills which would have…
July 24, 2017
Press Release
Kabul bombing is a war crime
Responding to the deaths of 24 people and the wounding of 42 when a car packed with explosives rammed into…
July 24, 2017
Report
Do not remain silent: Survivors of Sexual violence in South Sudan call for justice and reparations
Thousands of South Sudanese women and girls -- and some men -- who have been raped in ethnically-charged sexual attacks…
July 23, 2017
Press Release
Use of Federal Court for Terror Suspect Underlines Need to Close Guantánamo
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Trump administration is using federal court system rather than…
July 21, 2017
Press Release
Turkey: International pressure mounts on Turkey as world leaders demand release of jailed activists
Just days after six human rights defenders were remanded in pre-trial custody in Turkey, the European Commission has joined governments…
July 20, 2017
Press Release
Worldwide Superstar Ed Sheeran to Play in the Largest Global Festival Ever Held…In a Living Room
With just two months to go, Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds have announced that Ed Sheeran ​is delighted to play…
July 20, 2017
Report
Cameroon’s secret torture chambers: human rights violations and war crimes in the fight against Boko Haram’
Hundreds of people in Cameroon accused of supporting Boko Haram, often without evidence, are being brutally tortured by security forces,…
July 19, 2017
Press Release
Supreme Court Decision on Refugee Ban Leaves Families in Fear and Uncertainty
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to partially stay a Hawaii court’s ruling on the refugee ban, Naureen Shah, Amnesty International…
July 19, 2017
Press Release
Bahrain: Human rights defender charged with terrorism
The Bahraini authorities’ decision to bring terrorism charges against Ebtissam al-Saegh, a human rights defender detained since July 3, 2017,…
July 19, 2017
Press Release
Jailing of activists, including Amnesty director, a crushing blow for rights in Turkey
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] LONDON – The remanding of six human rights defenders in pre-trial custody is an appalling affront…
July 18, 2017