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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 in New York City (46 Park Avenue) to demand that authorities urgently allow a life-saving abortion for a seriously ill pregnant woman.
May 21, 2013
Report
Nothing To Be Proud Of: Discrimination Against LGBTI People In Ukraine
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people in Ukraine continue to face discrimination, and many are targeted for violence and abuse by public officials and members of the public. International and European human rights law prohibits discrimination - when someone is treated differently, in law or in practice, in a way that impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their rights - because of a characteristic such as ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. These characteristics are described as 'prohibited grounds for discrimination' under international law. Ukraine is failing to protect the basic rights of LGBTI people such…
May 20, 2013
Press Release
El Salvador’s Supreme Court Continues to Toy with Young Mother’s Life
A decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to once again put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion shows no humanity.
May 17, 2013
Press Release
“Shocking Levels” of Sexual Abuse in Prisons Cannot Continue
Response to the release of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics annual report, Sexual Victimizations in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-12.
May 16, 2013
Press Release
El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously ill pregnant woman with vital medical treatment within 72 hours, Amnesty International said today.
May 2, 2013
Press Release
Salvadoran Authorities Must Act Urgently to Save Young Woman’s Life in High-Risk Pregnancy
Amnesty International is mobilizing its worldwide activist network to demand that a 22-year-old woman in El Salvador be granted a medically necessary abortion to save her life. The woman, Beatriz, suffers from various medical conditions and could die if she continues to carry to term, according to health professionals caring for her.
April 29, 2013
Report
Freedom under threat: The clampdown against freedoms of expression, assembly and association in Russia
One year after Vladimir Putin's third inauguration as Russia's President, the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly have come under increasing attack.
April 24, 2013
Press Release
Forced Evictions in Haiti Worsen Dire Situation for Families Left Homeless by 2010 Earthquake, Says New Report
Forced evictions from displacement camps are worsening the already desperate situation for Haitians more than three years after the devastating 2010 earthquake, Amnesty International said Tuesday in a new report that found almost 1,000 families evicted from camps this year.
April 22, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Government “Friends” Receive Kid Glove Treatment in DOS Human Rights Report
Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International USA’s managing director for government relations, issued the following initial statement in response to the 2013 Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
April 19, 2013
Report
Egypt/Sudan: Refugees face kidnapping for ransom, brutal treatment and human trafficking
Amnesty International is greatly concerned for the safety and security of refugees and asylum-seekers held captive in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
April 4, 2013
Press Release
Activists to Rally for At-Risk Individuals, Communities in Front of D.C. Embassies
Students, teachers and AIUSA activists will invade Washington to rally for human rights in front of embassies and in public spaces at Amnesty’s annual Get on the Bus rally.
April 3, 2013
Press Release
Right to Marry “Partner of Choice” is Human Right Enshrined in International Law
AIUSA issued comments by Cristina Finch, managing director, women’s human rights program, in response to oral arguments heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on two cases involving LGBT rights and marriage equality.
March 27, 2013