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Press Release
Amnesty International Urges China to Scrap Draconian New National Security Law
The Chinese government must immediately repeal a new national security law that gives the authorities sweeping powers to crack down…
July 1, 2015
Press Release
UK surveillance Tribunal reveals the government spied on Amnesty International
The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) today notified Amnesty International that UK government agencies had spied on the organization by…
July 1, 2015
Report
Denied: Failures in Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Security Force Personnel in Jammu and Kashmir
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to…
June 30, 2015
Report
Generation Jail: Egypt’s Youth Go From Protest to Prison
A continuing onslaught against young activists by the Egyptian authorities is a blatant attempt to crush the spirit of the…
June 29, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Lethal Injection
Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, had the following reaction to today’s decision by the Supreme Court…
June 29, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA and Conectas Direitos Humanos Urge Brazilian Congress Not to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility
Amnesty International USA joined the Brazilian nongovernmental organization Conectas Direitos Humanos in calling on the Brazilian Congress to refrain from…
June 29, 2015
Press Release
Supreme Court Marriage Ruling a Victory for Human Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States today delivered a historic ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples across the…
June 26, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Release of State Department Human Rights Reports
Following today’s release of the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Adotei Akwei, managing director of government…
June 25, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International to Hold #AmericanTortureStory Rallies in Cities Across the U.S.
More than six months after the release of the summary of the Senate torture report, and in recognition of International…
June 25, 2015
Press Release
Nepal Reconstruction Must Not Leave Behind Those Most Affected by the Earthquake
The Nepali government’s decision to declare the post-earthquake relief period over as of June 22, along with its refusal to…
June 24, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International Asks Ethiopia to Investigate Suspicious Murders and Human Rights Violations
The suspicious murder of opposition leaders and wide-spread human rights violations against opposition party members over the past few weeks…
June 23, 2015
Press Release
Armenia Must Investigate Alleged Police Abuses after Protesters Doused with Water Cannon and Arrested
The Armenian authorities must urgently ensure an impartial, independent and thorough investigation into allegations that police used excessive force –…
June 23, 2015