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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Applauds New Hampshire House of Representatives
In response to today’s passage of the death penalty repeal bill in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Amnesty International…
March 12, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Prospective Glenn Ford Release
In response to reports that Glenn Ford, Lousiana's longest-serving death row inmate, is about to be freed, Amnesty International USA…
March 11, 2014
Report
Syria: Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians
Three years after popular pro-reform then anti-government protests drew a brutal response from the Syrian authorities, leading to the internal…
March 10, 2014
Press Release
Yarmouk Under Siege
A new report by Amnesty International reveals that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been carried out on Palestinian…
March 10, 2014
Press Release
Violent Attack on Pussy Riot Members Must Not Be Tolerated
The Russian authorities must promptly launch an independent and impartial investigation into an apparently unprovoked and premeditated attack in Nizhny…
March 6, 2014
Press Release
Glenn Greenwald to Address Annual Gathering of Amnesty International Activists in Chicago
Amnesty International's 2014 Human Rights Conference, themed "Bring Human Rights Home," will take place in Chicago April 4-6 and focus…
March 6, 2014
Report
Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank
Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the…
February 27, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Commends “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative
Contact: Elaine Monaghan, West End Strategy Team, [email protected], Office: (202) 776-7700; Cell: (202) 805-3463 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In response to…
February 27, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Report Shows Israeli Army and Police Use Excessive Force in West Bank
Amnesty International released a report today that shows Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing…
February 26, 2014
Press Release
Uganda’s President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill
President Museveni has just signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. It is a draconian and damaging piece of legislation, Amnesty…
February 24, 2014
Press Release
Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing
The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…
February 24, 2014
Press Release
Russia’s Guilty Verdict of Bolotnaya Defendants is “Injustice at Its Most Obvious”
Today's guilty verdict against defendants in the Bolotnaya Square protest trial is a hideous injustice.
February 21, 2014