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Press Release
Indian Executions Would Be Blow to Human Rights, Says Amnesty International
The Indian President's decision to approve the country's first executions since 2004 would be a blow to human rights, Amnesty International said today.
May 27, 2011
Report
Côte d’Ivoire: Both sides responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity
The violence that followed the disputed presidential election in November 2010 has caused the most serious humanitarian and human rights crisis in Côte d'Ivoire in recent years. Hundreds of people have been unlawfully killed. Sexual violence was reported. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to seek refuge in other regions of Côte d'Ivoire or in neighbouring countries. The conclusions in this report show that all parties to the conflict have committed crimes under international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
May 24, 2011
Report
Jamaica urged to bring to justice those guilty of gang operation killings
The Jamaican authorities must bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations, including the killing of 74 people in Kingston during a state of emergency imposed one year ago in an operation to arrest a suspected gang leader, Amnesty International today said in a new report. Despite some positive steps, the authorities have failed to prosecute anyone for the killings during the operation to arrest Christopher Coke, who was eventually deported to the USA to face drug and arms-trafficking charges. “An independent commission of inquiry must be established in order to ensure that all human rights violations committed in Tivoli…
May 20, 2011
Press Release
SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (Washington, D.C.) – Upon Georgia’s announcement that it had replaced its supply of sodium thiopental with pentobarbital, Laura Moye, director of Amnesty International USA’s Death Penalty Abolition Campaign, released the following statement: “It is a red herring to tinker with the machinery of death when the entire system is broken. Whether the state uses chemicals, bullets or electricity, the death penalty is inherently cruel and inhuman, and is part of an error-prone system that has sent far too many innocent people to…
May 20, 2011
Press Release
SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
SWITCHING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG A ‘RED HERRING,’ SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (Washington, D.C.) – Upon Georgia’s announcement that it had replaced its supply of sodium thiopental with pentobarbital, Laura Moye, director of Amnesty International USA’s Death Penalty Abolition Campaign, released the following statement: “It is a red herring to tinker with the machinery of death when the entire system is broken. Whether the state uses chemicals, bullets or electricity, the death penalty is inherently cruel and inhuman, and is part of an error-prone system that has sent far too many innocent people to…
May 20, 2011
Press Release
Investigation urged into Syrian mass grave reports
The Syrian authorities must carry out a prompt, impartial investigation into reports that a number of bodies were unearthed near the city of Dera’a and into how those deaths occurred
May 17, 2011
Press Release
Investigation urged into Syrian mass grave reports
The Syrian authorities must carry out a prompt, impartial investigation into reports that a number of bodies were unearthed near the city of Dera’a and into how those deaths occurred
May 17, 2011
Report
Egypt: Victims of protest violence deserve justice
During 18 extraordinary days in early 2011, millions of Egyptians rose up against police brutality, poverty and the relentless repression of their basic freedoms, and ended up ousting the President. Most of the protests were peaceful, yet the authorities' response was not. At least 840 people were killed and around 6,500 were injured. Thousands were detained and many allegedly tortured by the security forces or the army. This report describes why and how the "25 January revolution" unfolded, and the patterns of repression by security forces.
May 17, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Attacks against Misratah residents point to war crimes
Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the bleak situation in the besieged city.
May 12, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Attacks against Misratah residents point to war crimes
Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the bleak situation in the besieged city.
May 12, 2011
Report
Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed
Mass peaceful protests demanding political reform have shaken the Gulf state of Bahrain since mid-February. In response, the security forces initially sought to suppress the protests with brutality, killing seven protesters, injuring hundreds of others and assaulting paramedics. Proper, transparent investigations that ensure accountability and justice for the victims, and a strong government commitment to respect human rights are needed now.
May 12, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near Ajdabiya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Amnesty International Finds Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions Apparently by Colonel Gaddafi’s Forces Near AjdabiyaBodies of Opposition Fighters Were Shot in the Head, Their Hands Bound Behind Their Backs, Says Group’s Researchers in Libya Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) -- Amnesty International today revealed evidence of extrajudicial executions apparently committed by Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's forces near the town of Ajdabiya.Amnesty International researchers in eastern Libya on Sunday saw the bodies of two opposition fighters who had been shot in the back of the head after their hands had been bound behind their…
May 6, 2011