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Press Release
Police Violence Must End in Papua
A pro-independence protest in Papua has been met with a violent response by the Indonesian security forces.
October 25, 2012
Press Release
Researchers Expose Illegal Detention and Torture in Ivory Coast
More than 200 people, including members of former President Laurent Gbagbo’s Ivorian Popular Front, are being illegally detained and tortured…
October 25, 2012
Press Release
Abduction of Russian Opposition Member Highlights Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in the Country and Must be Investigated
Claims a Russian opposition member of parliament's assistant was abducted in Ukraine and forced to return to Russia where he…
October 24, 2012
Press Release
Suzanne Nossel Responds to Obama Administration’s ‘Kill List’
Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued a statement in response to President Barack Obama and his administration's need…
October 24, 2012
Press Release
Candidates Need to Spell Out Concrete Plans to Ensure and Advance Women’s Rights
"Women's rights made the binder at tonight's debate but so far the candidates have flipped right by those pages," said…
October 23, 2012
Press Release
China in the Presidential Debate: Human Rights is Not a Side Issue, It’s the Issue
Frank Jannuzi, head of Amnesty International's Washington DC office issued the following quote in response to the rise of China…
October 23, 2012
Press Release
When Will the United States Have a Serious Conversation about Drones?
Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA executive director, responds to use of drones in tonight's presidential debate.
October 23, 2012
Press Release
Human Rights Progress in Tunisia is Sputtering
Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA executive director, responds to mention of Tunisia in debate.
October 23, 2012
Report
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? One Year Since Tunisia’s Landmark Elections
At a crossroads, Tunisia must now firmly choose the path of human rights.
October 22, 2012
Press Release
Progress on Human Rights Being Rolled Back in Tunisia, Says New Briefing
In the months following Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s departure, the caretaker government of Tunisia made important progress on the…
October 22, 2012
Press Release
10 Men Executed in Iran Despite International Pleas
Amnesty International today condemned the execution of 10 men in Iran on Monday morning, despite international pleas to spare their…
October 22, 2012
Press Release
Bahrain Must Overturn Unjust ‘Nightmare’ Convictions for Two Teachers
A Bahrain appeals court has upheld a guilty verdict against two former against two former leaders of the Bahrain Teachers’…
October 22, 2012