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10th Global Letter-Writing Marathon Begins December 5th

Between December 5th and 16th, Amnesty International will host its 10th global letter writing marathon, inviting human rights supporters to…

December 5, 2012

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Hollywood Film Directors and Actors Demand Freedom for Brother of Acclaimed Iranian Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi

More than 40 Hollywood directors and actors and independent filmmakers are joining Amnesty International to demand the release of Iranian…

December 5, 2012

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U.S. Senate Must Ratify Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Today, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell in strong support of the…

December 4, 2012

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U.S. Senate’s Rejection of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is “Appalling”

Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued the following quote in response to the U.S. Senate's rejection of the…

December 4, 2012

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Detention Provisions Gravely Hindering Closure of Guantanamo Prison Must Be Removed From the NDAA

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) executive director Suzanne Nossel issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House and Senate…

December 4, 2012

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Conflict in Yemen: Abyan’s Darkest Hour

A new report exposes atrocities committed by Ansar al-Shari’a (Partisans of al-Shari’a), an armed group affiliated with al-Qa’ida in the…

December 3, 2012

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New Report Says Killing, Amputation, and Crucifixion during Abyan Conflict in Yemen is Human Rights Catastrophe

A new Amnesty International report released today calls for an immediate and impartial investigation into a raft of gross and…

December 3, 2012

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Israel Must Halt Construction of Settlements on West Bank

The Israeli government's announcement that it is to expand settlements in the West Bank in response to the United Nations…

December 3, 2012

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Egypt’s new constitution limits fundamental freedoms and ignores the rights of women

A draft constitution approved by Egypt’s Constituent Assembly falls well short of protecting human rights and, in particular, ignores the…

November 30, 2012

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Amnesty Calls China’s Sentencing of Exiled Blind Lawyer’s Nephew “Appalling”

Amnesty International today called the sentencing in China of Chen Kegui, nephew of exiled blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, "appalling," saying…

November 30, 2012

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Qatar: Outrageous life sentence for ‘Jasmine poet’

A life sentence handed today to a Qatari poet has all the hallmarks of an outrageous betrayal of free speech,…

November 29, 2012

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Syria: Shutting down of internet and mobile networks alarming development

News that communications are being targeted by the Syrian authorities raises the alarming prospect that they are seeking to prevent…

November 29, 2012