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Press Release
At Manama Dialogue, US Must Change Course and Speak Forcefully on Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
Representatives from some 30 nations will gather in Bahrain's capital for the Manama Dialogue, a regional conference on security issues.
December 7, 2012
Press Release
New Congressional Project Highlighting Prisoners of Conscience “Leads by Example on Human Rights”
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC), in conjunction with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and Amnesty International USA announced the new Defending Freedoms Project on Capitol Hill today.
December 6, 2012
Press Release
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 filmmaker Behrouz Ghobadi – the younger brother of acclaimed film director Bahman Ghobadi (Rhino Season) – who has been detained incommunicado since his arrest by plainclothes forces in Iran on Nov. 4. Behrouz Ghobadi’s imprisonment is the latest in Iran’s continuing crackdown on filmmakers and directors.
December 5, 2012
Press Release
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 write, Tweet and blog in support of victims of human rights abuses worldwide.
December 5, 2012
Report
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 Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which established control of the small city of Ja’ar in the southern governorate of Abyan in early 2011.
December 3, 2012
Press Release
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 it was obvious retaliation for his uncle's escape from house arrest last spring.
November 30, 2012
Press Release
Justice Must Be Served for Victims of Kosovo Civil War
The acquittal of three high-ranking members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after a retrial on war crimes charges has prompted Amnesty International to reiterate its call for justice for all of the victims in the 1998-9 Kosovo war, and their relatives.
November 29, 2012
Report
The National Security Law: Curtailing Freedom of Expression and Association in the Name of Security in the Republic of Korea
Since 2008, the South Korean authorities have increasingly used vaguely worded clauses of the NSL to arbitrarily target people or organizations perceived to oppose government policies.
November 28, 2012
Press Release
Iran Must Release Jailed Brother of Acclaimed Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi
Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of the jailed brother of the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, who was arrested earlier this month.
November 28, 2012
Press Release
Suzanne Nossel Responds to Senator Ayotte’s Reported Amendment to NDAA
Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel responds to reports that earlier today Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Obama administration to create another Guantanamo-like prison overseas.
November 28, 2012
Press Release
Obama Administration Must Step Up Influence, Especially at United Nations, to Protect Lives in Danger in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A renewed outbreak of violence by the armed group M23 has deeply endangered the lives of civilians in Goma and Sake.
November 26, 2012
Report
Bahrain: Reform Shelved, Repression Unleashed
Amnesty International's newest report exposes a markedly deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, where authorities have reneged on promises to enact far-reaching human rights reforms.
November 21, 2012