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Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Viet Nam to Release Detained Bloggers
Amnesty International calls on Viet Nam to immediately and unconditionally release three bloggers who face up to 20 years in…
September 21, 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
Press Release
Amnesty International and Greenpeace Joint Report Exposes Devastating Effects of Toxic Waste Dumping in Côte d’Ivoire
Amnesty International and Greenpeace International concluded in a major new report released today that the multinational company behind the 2006…
September 21, 2012
Press Release
On One-Year Anniversary of Troy Davis Execution, Amnesty International and NAACP Urge Attorney General Eric Holder to Investigate Misconduct in Death Penalty Cases
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are calling on U.S. Attorney…
September 20, 2012
Report
Indiscriminate Attacks Kill, Terrorize and Displace Civilians in Syria
Every day Syrian civilians are killed or injured in their homes or in the street, while running for cover or…
September 18, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Reports High Civilian Death Toll in Syria from Relentless and Indiscriminate Bombing and Shelling of Northwest Towns and Villages
The Syrian army is waging a relentless and indiscriminate campaign of air bombardments and shelling in northern Syria with civilians…
September 18, 2012
Press Release
Cambodia: Amnesty International welcomes Ieng Thirith decision
Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal today declared Ieng Thirith, one of the alleged senior Khmer Rouge leaders, unfit to stand trial…
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Egypt to Arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Upon Entry into Egypt
Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is due to meet President…
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Say Why They are Holding Jorge Vázquez Chaviano or Release Him
The Cuban authorities must either explain why they failed to release detainee Jorge Vázquez Chaviano as scheduled on September 9…
September 14, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls Venezuela’s Break with Regional Human Rights Court “An Affront to Victims”
Amnesty International called the Venezuelan government’s decision to denounce the American Convention on Human Rights and therefore pull out of…
September 13, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan to Defer Vote to Appoint Intelligence Director Accused of Torture
Amnesty International calls on Afghanistan’s Parliament to delay its vote to appoint a new national intelligence director until it carries…
September 13, 2012
Press Release
Burmese Dissident Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Join Amnesty International for a Historic Town Hall Meeting with Next Generation of Human Rights Activists
MSNBC host Alex Wagner will moderate a public conversation with the Nobel Laureate on her first US visit in two…
September 13, 2012