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Press Release
Amnesty International statement ahead of court appearance of Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire
The continued persecution of human rights activist Pastor Evan Mawarire is a deliberate ploy by the Zimbabwean authorities to harass,…
April 19, 2017
Press Release
Sec. Kelly’s DHS Goodwill Tour Ignores Effect of Inhumane Policies
After Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivered remarks this morning on the agency’s role on immigration, among other issues, Margaret…
April 18, 2017
Press Release
Supreme Court Denial Must Not Result in Deportation of Asylum-Seeking Families
The Supreme Court will not hear a case brought by more than two dozen families who have been ordered deported…
April 17, 2017
Press Release
All Arkansas Executions Temporarily Put On Hold After Judge Blocks Use of Lethal Injection Drugs
An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked six executions from taking place after the company that manufactured the drugs to be…
April 15, 2017
Press Release
Activists Protest Upcoming Executions in Arkansas and Ask Governor for Clemency
Activists have gathered in Little Rock to protest the state’s plans to execute seven people in 10 days starting next…
April 14, 2017
Press Release
Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honored with top Amnesty International award
Celebrated global music artist and activist Alicia Keys and the inspirational movement of Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights in…
April 13, 2017
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Egypt: 10-year prison term for insulting President an outrageous assault on freedom of expression
The sentencing of a lawyer to 10 years in prison for a Facebook post exposes the abuse of Egypt’s new…
April 13, 2017
Press Release
USA/Russia: Diplomatic meeting must tackle deplorable human rights record at home and abroad
Though recent developments in Syria are bound to dominate US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first official visit to Moscow…
April 11, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA: Sessions’ Hateful Policy Criminalizes People Protected by International Law
Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a speech on immigration to Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Arizona, and issued…
April 11, 2017
Press Release
Egypt: Authorities must address sectarian violence, not abuse emergency powers to further curtail rights Â
Emergency measures included in a declaration of a state of emergency by President Abdelfattah al-Sissi in the aftermath of three…
April 10, 2017
Press Release
Venezuela: Excessive use of force towards protestors exacerbates humanitarian crisisÂ
Amnesty International emphasizes once again the obligation of the Venezuelan state to guarantee the right to freedom of expression and…
April 10, 2017
Report
Death Sentences and Executions 2016
For the first time since 2006, and only the second time since 1991, the United States is not among the…
April 7, 2017