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Press Release
Syria’s Harrowing Torture, Summary Killings in Secret ISIS Detention Centers
Torture, flogging, and summary killings are rife in secret prisons run by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),…
December 18, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Improved Foreign Transfer Provision for Guantanamo Detainees in NDAA
Today, Congress took one step forward and one step back on Guantanamo.
December 10, 2013
Press Release
International Community Must Ensure Effective Protection of Civilians in the Central African Republic
The civilian population of the Central African Republic is in urgent need of protection four days into the worst spate…
December 9, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty Joins Call on President Obama: End Secrecy on Drone Strikes
On December 4th, 2013, Amnesty International joined eight U.S.-based human rights groups in an open letter to President Obama urging…
December 6, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty Joins Call on President Obama: End Secrecy on Drone Strikes
Amnesty International joined eight U.S.-based human rights groups in an open letter to President Obama urging him to end the…
December 6, 2013
Press Release
U.N. Must Not Let Peacekeepers Fail in Central African Republic
The international community must give peacekeepers in the Central African Republic all the means necessary to protect civilians or risk…
December 5, 2013
Press Release
Escalating Bloodshed and Reported Revenge Killings in Central African Republic
Revenge killings are being reported across Bangui and other parts of the Central African Republic today in the aftermath of…
December 5, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Honors Nelson Mandela
Responding to the sad news of Nelson Mandela’s death, Amnesty International paid tribute today to one of the world’s most…
December 5, 2013
Press Release
Mali Must Urgently Identify Bodies Found in Mass Grave
Authorities in Mali must urgently identify the 21 bodies found in a mass grave last night, believed to belong to…
December 4, 2013
Press Release
New Satellite Images Show Scale of North Korea’s Repressive Prison Camps
New satellite images showing the on-going development of North Korea’s two largest political prison camps.
December 4, 2013
Press Release
World’s Top Rock Stars Join Amnesty International in Saluting Landmark Human Rights Anniversary
Thirty-six of the world's leading musicians performing some of their biggest hits live in support of Amnesty International are the…
December 3, 2013
Report
North Korea: New satellite images show continued investment in the infrastructure of repression
In October 2013, Amnesty International commissioned analysis of satellite images of political prison camp (kwanliso) 15 at Yodok in South…
December 2, 2013