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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
Report
Making Love a Crime: Criminalization of Same-Sex Conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report provides an analysis of the legal environment and wider context of human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
June 24, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Must Not Hunt Down NSA Whistleblower
The U.S. government must not prosecute anyone for disclosing information about the government's human rights violations, Amnesty International said after…
June 24, 2013
Press Release
On Eve of Obama Trip, New Report Finds Dangerously Rising Levels of Homophobia in Africa
Attacks, threats, and harassment of gays and lesbians are becoming more visible across sub-Saharan Africa, indicating that homophobia is reaching…
June 24, 2013
Press Release
New Website Launched to Engage Chinese-Speaking Activists and Supporters Worldwide
Amnesty International has launched a new Chinese-language website containing research reports, articles, and blog entries on the organization’s research and…
June 21, 2013
Press Release
Government Restrictions and Police Violence Threaten Pride March in Turkey’s Taksim Square
Following weeks of violently suppressed public protests, the Turkish government’s declaration that public assemblies in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square will…
June 21, 2013
Press Release
Join Amnesty International Youth Activists and Speak Out to Protect Turkey’s Right to Peaceful Protest
Peaceful protesters in Turkey continue to face an appalling amount of violence and abuse from police forces throughout Istanbul and…
June 21, 2013
Press Release
North Korea Escalates Border Crackdown on “Despicable Human Scum” Who Leave Country Without Permission
A North Korean government ministry’s latest threat of harsh punishment against people leaving the country without permission renews concerns about…
June 21, 2013
Report
Scapegoats of Fear: Rights of Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Abused in Libya
Nearly a year after the first elections in post-Gaddafi Libya, the human rights of tens of thousands of foreign nationals,…
June 20, 2013
Report
Profits and loss: Mining and human rights in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world's most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade…
June 20, 2013
Press Release
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Held Indefinitely in Deplorable Conditions in Libya
The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, including children, solely for…
June 19, 2013