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Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to President Obama’s Speech on National Security
President Obama was right to reaffirm the need to close Guantanamo, address the need for greater transparency, and acknowledge the…
May 23, 2013
Report
State of the World 2013
The Amnesty International Report 2013 documents the state of human rights during 2012. The Essay and the country-by-country survey of…
May 22, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Libya 2013
Libya Head of state Mohammed Magarief (replaced Mustafa Abdul al-Jalil) Head of government Ali Zeidan (replaced Abdurrahim El-Keib) Armed militias…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual report: Malawi 2013
REPUBLIC OF MALAWI Head of state and government Joyce Banda (replaced Bingu wa Mutharika) Harassment and intimidation of government critics…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Malaysia 2013
Malaysia Head of state King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Head of government Najib Tun Razak Colonial-era laws which had allowed…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Maldives 2013
Republic of Maldives Head of state and government Mohamed Waheed (replaced Mohamed Nasheed) The controversial resignation of the President in…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Mali 2013
REPUBLIC OF MALI Interim head of state Diouncounda Traoré (replaced Amadou Toumani Touré) Interim head of government Django Cissoko (replaced…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Malta 2013
Republic of Malta Head of state George Abela Head of government Lawrence Gonzi Detention for up to 18 months remained…
May 21, 2013
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Annual Report: Mauritania 2013
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA Head of state General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Head of government Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf The…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Mexico 2013
United Mexican States Head of state and government Enrique Peña Nieto President Calderón's government continued to ignore evidence of widespread…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Moldova 2013
Republic of Moldova Head of state Nicolae Timofti (replaced Marian Lupu) Head of government Vladimir Filat There were reports of…
May 21, 2013
Press Release
NYC Vigil at El Salvador Consulate to Demand Authorities Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
Human rights activists with Amnesty International USA will stage a demonstration today at 1 p.m. outside the El Salvador consulate…
May 21, 2013