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Press Release
Evidence Shows Morsi Supporters Tortured Protesters in Egypt
Anti-Morsi protesters told Amnesty International how they were captured, beaten, subjected to electric shocks or stabbed by individuals loyal to…
August 2, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Focus Must Shift from Snowden to Surveillance Programs
Russia's decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum is a positive development and should allow governments and civil society to…
August 1, 2013
Press Release
Bradley Manning Trial Underscores Serious Accountability Failures
U.S. authorities have failed to deliver justice for serious human rights violations committed in the context of counter-terror operations dating…
July 31, 2013
Press Release
Washington, D.C. #FreedomHack Announced, Will Aid Press Freedom in Mexico
Amnesty International, CommunityRED and Cont3nt will host a hackathon focused on developing secure digital tools to improve security for journalists,…
July 31, 2013
Press Release
Egypt’s Decision to End Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins Will Only Lead to Bloodshed
The Egyptian government’s decision to mandate security forces to end all pro-Morsi sit-ins in Greater Cairo, considering recent violence against…
July 31, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Drone Strikes: “Any Move Forward Has Got to Include Accountability”
In response to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Pakistan for meetings to ease tensions over U.S. drone…
July 31, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Thorough, Impartial Investigation in Prisoner’s Death in California
The hunger strike by prisoners in solitary confinement in California entered its 23rd day on Tuesday, with the state reporting…
July 30, 2013
Press Release
Bradley Manning Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’
Despite the acquittal of Bradley Manning of 'aiding the enemy,' today's verdict reveals the U.S. government's misplaced priorities on national…
July 30, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Be Reined in to Prevent Further Bloodshed
Evidence that the Egyptian security forces have once again used unwarranted live fire and other excessive force underlines the crucial…
July 29, 2013
Report
‘I am fallen into darkness.’ The case of Obaidullah, Guantánamo detainee now in his 12th year without trial
For over a decade, Obaidullah has been incarcerated without trial some 8,000 miles from his home and family in Afghanistan.…
July 26, 2013
Press Release
Syria Must Stop Killing Civilians for Military Gains
Amnesty International is raising urgent concerns about the threat to civilians living near opposition fighters’ bases in the Syrian governorate…
July 26, 2013
Press Release
Justice Needed in Tunisia after Second Political Murder This Year
The Tunisian authorities must deliver justice to stem a worrying tide of political violence, Amnesty International said after Mohamed Brahmi…
July 25, 2013