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It was with great sadness that Amnesty International USA learned of the passing of longtime member leader Larry Ebersole, member of Amnesty International Group 4 of Seattle and former Washington State Coordinator for the organization.

April 11, 2016

Update

Phyoe Phyoe Aung, who was detained in Myanmar after helping to organize largely peaceful student protests, has finally been released more than one year on.

April 11, 2016

Press Release

Human rights activists of all ages traveled to New York City on Friday, April 8, for Amnesty International’s 21st annual Get on the Bus tour.

April 8, 2016

Press Release

The release of dozens of student protesters in Myanmar is a step forward for human rights that should pave the way for the new government to release all remaining prisoners of conscience and amend or repeal all laws that fuel arbitrary arrests, Amnesty International said.

April 8, 2016

Press Release

Following the release of dozens of student protestors in Myanmar earlier today, the Tharawaddy Court in Myanmar released several more protestors including Phyoe Phyoe Aung, a student leader, and her husband, Lin Htet Naing.

April 8, 2016

Press Release

The next United Nations Secretary General must overhaul the global approach to aiding refugees and must do everything possible to end atrocities and protect civilians in armed conflicts, said Amnesty International as the process of selecting the leader of the world body is opened to the public for the first time.

April 8, 2016

Update

By Ali Barazi Adel Barazi was 28 years’ old when he was arrested on 11 August 2012. A group of armed uniformed men raided his family’s house and arrested Adel and three other family members and friends without presenting any official warrant or giving any information about the reason for their arrest. It is so heartbreaking both to see a family member arrested without any reason but dreaming of a better future for his country and to know nothing of his whereabouts though already more than three years and a half now in detention. When my brother Adel was arrested,…

April 8, 2016

Press Release

The vicious killing of another secular activist in Bangladesh is a grave reminder that the authorities are failing to protect people exercising their right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.  

April 7, 2016

Press Release

  Thousands of refugees and migrants are being held arbitrarily in appalling conditions amid growing uncertainty, fear and despair over their fate under the new EU-Turkey refugee deal, Amnesty International said, after obtaining access to two highly restricted detention centers on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Chios.

April 7, 2016

Update

“Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor.” -- Ginetta Sagan  This year we are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Ginetta Sagan Fund (GSF), an Amnesty International USA program through which we are privileged to honor and assist remarkable women from around the world who are changing the lives of millions for the better. Our awardees have included women whose work has shaped their local and global worlds, women who have often put their own lives on the line to defend the rights of others. The Ginetta Sagan Fund was created in honor of Ginetta Sagan,…

April 7, 2016

Report

A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely fuelled by Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International found in its review of the global use of the death penalty.

April 6, 2016

Press Release

Proposed reforms to the European asylum system presented by the European Commission today must serve as an opportunity to achieve a fairer distribution and better conditions for refugees within Europe, said Amnesty International.

April 6, 2016