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Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s Border with Turkey
The external frontier of the EU between Turkey and Greece is made up of a 203km land border in the…
July 10, 2013
Report
Old Habits: The Routine Use of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Kazakhstan
Torture remains commonplace in Kazakhstan and the torturers are allowed to go free.
July 10, 2013
Press Release
Kazakhstan Continues to Dismiss Allegations of Torture Despite Evidence
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev deceived the international community with his government’s promise to eradicate torture and fully investigate the lethal…
July 10, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Appeals for Release of Terminally Ill ‘Angola 3’ Prisoner, after 40 Years in Solitary Confinement
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal must release Herman Wallace, who has terminal cancer and has been in solitary confinement for more…
July 10, 2013
Press Release
Supreme Court is Last Hope to Stop Execution of Warren Hill
The United States Supreme Court is Warren Lee Hill’s last hope in stopping his execution, said Amnesty International.
July 9, 2013
Press Release
With Hunger Strike Underway, Authorities Must Make Immediate Reforms to Solitary Confinement Conditions in California Prisons
Amnesty International USA issued the following comment today from Thenjiwe McHarris, USA campaigner, in response to the hunger strike by…
July 9, 2013
Press Release
Damning Evidence Points to Security Forces’ Use of Excessive Force Against Morsi Supporters
Evidence gathered by Amnesty International suggests that security forces have used excessive force against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.…
July 9, 2013
Press Release
Egypt Must Conduct Impartial Investigation into Reported Deaths
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa division, released the following statement, calling for…
July 8, 2013
Press Release
Egypt Protest Deaths Are a ‘Suspicious Failure’ by Security Forces
Egyptian police and security forces are failing to protect protesters and bystanders from violence amid the country’s political strife, on…
July 3, 2013
Press Release
Texas Should Halt Its “Shameful” 500th Execution
Amnesty International is calling on Texas to halt its 500th execution since the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United…
June 26, 2013
Press Release
President Obama Must Use Africa Trip to Push Leaders to Protect Human Rights
On the eve of President Obama’s trip this week to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, Amnesty International USA is urging…
June 26, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Defense of Marriage Act
Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following comments in response to the Supreme Court ruling…
June 26, 2013