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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
Press Release
Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue
Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.
February 20, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Experts Available for Interviews on Violence in Ukraine
Amnesty International experts in Kyiv and London are monitoring the continuing violence between anti-government protesters and security forces in central…
February 19, 2014
Press Release
Grave Risk to Media Freedom in Egypt as Journalists Face ‘Terror Charges’
Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today…
February 19, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Today’s Arrests in Russia
Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, responds to today’s arrests in Russia
February 18, 2014
Report
Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings in the Central African Republic
"Ethnic cleansing" of Muslims has been carried out in the western part of the Central African Republic, the most populous…
February 12, 2014