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Press Release
Amnesty International Releases New Ferguson Report Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Following the initial protests in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Amnesty International USA…
October 23, 2014
Report
United States of America Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture
It is now two decades since the USA ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…
October 20, 2014
Report
Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review
During the USA’s first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2010, 228 recommendations were made to it by other states. The…
October 20, 2014
Report
Summary Killings During the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
An Amnesty International investigation into allegations of execution-style and other deliberate killings by pro-Russian separatists and pro-Kyiv forces has found…
October 19, 2014
Report
Bitter Harvest: Exploitation and Forced Labor of Migrant Agricultural Workers in South Korea
The South Korean government must end the exploitation and widespread use of forced labour of migrant agricultural workers, Amnesty International…
October 19, 2014
Report
On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador
Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion…
October 17, 2014
Report
Rule By Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda
Repressive and discriminatory legislation enacted over the last 18 months in Uganda has led to increasing state repression, violence and…
October 15, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Activists Join #FergusonOctober Weekend of Action
Amnesty International USA activists and membership organizing staff are in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend to show solidarity with the rights…
October 10, 2014
Report
Struggles for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South Africa
Too many women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. One of…
October 8, 2014
Press Release
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against “Keep-Moving” Police Policy in Ferguson
A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction against police operating in Ferguson, Missouri, to stop them from issuing instructions…
October 7, 2014
Press Release
Hong Kong: Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters
Hong Kong’s police failed in their duty to protect hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy protesters from attacks by counter demonstrators on…
October 3, 2014
Press Release
Burge is Being Released From Prison While Those he Tortured Continue to Suffer
When Will Chicago’s City Council Pass the Ordinance Providing Reparations for the Burge Torture Survivors? On Oct. 2nd convicted, former…
October 2, 2014