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South Sudanese Authorities Must Investigate and End “Horrific Acts of Violence” by Security Forces
South Sudan must take immediate steps to end human rights violations including torture, shootings and sexual violence by security forces…
October 1, 2012
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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Responds to Khadr Repatriation to Canada
Given the Obama administration’s glacial pace towards closing the U.S.-controlled detention center, little and late though it is, today’s news…
September 29, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Cambodia for a Fair Verdict in Trial of Government Critic Mam Sonando
Amnesty International calls on Cambodia for a fair verdict in the trial of Mam Sonando, a prominent critic of the…
September 28, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Japan to Halt Executions
Amnesty International condemns the new wave of executions in Japan, which increased after two death row inmates were hanged on…
September 27, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Sweden to Assure Julian Assange Won’t be Extradited to the United States
Amnesty International calls on the Swedish authorities to issue assurances to the United Kingdom and to Julian Assange that if…
September 27, 2012
Press Release
New Amnesty International Report Exposes Severe, Inhumane Solitary Confinement Conditions for 3,000 California Prisoners
Three thousand prisoners in two California prisons are being held in solitary confinement under “cruel, degrading and inhuman” conditions that…
September 27, 2012
Report
The Edge of Endurance: Prison Conditions in California’s Security Housing Units
More than 3,000 prisoners in California are being held under extreme conditions of solitary confinement -- deprived of human contact,…
September 26, 2012
Report
The Toxic Truth
Amnesty's new report looks at a company called Trafigura, a ship called the Probo Koala, and the dumping of toxic…
September 26, 2012
Press Release
“Outrageous” Murder of Human Rights Lawyer in Honduras Exposes Dire Need for Action
Antonio Trejo Cabrera died on Saturday evening after gunmen shot him five times outside a wedding ceremony in a southern…
September 25, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Viet Nam’s Jail Sentences for Bloggers Practicing Free Speech
Amnesty International calls the harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam…
September 24, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Turkey for Justice in Trial of Police Officers and Prison Guards Accused of Torturing Activist
Amnesty International calls for justice for Turkish activist Engin Çeber in a court ruling whether police and prison guards had…
September 24, 2012
Press Release
As Special Hearing Concludes on Missouri Death Penalty Case, Amnesty International Welcomes Opportunity to Reexamine Evidence in Clouded Case
Amnesty International's Laura Moye, director of the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty, commented today on the conclusion of the…
September 21, 2012