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Update
On the Desk of President Karzai: A New Discriminatory Law Against Afghan Women
If President Karzai approves the new law, responding to violence against women will become even more challenging.
February 14, 2014
Update
Counting Bodies in the Central African Republic
The exodus of Muslims from the Central African Republic is a tragedy of historic proportions. However, despite the desperate situation, the international community has failed them.
February 14, 2014
Press Release
Central African Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings Must Stop
International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part of the Central African Republic, Amnesty International said in a report issued today.
February 12, 2014
Report
Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings in the Central African Republic
"Ethnic cleansing" of Muslims has been carried out in the western part of the Central African Republic, the most populous part of the country, since early January 2014.
February 12, 2014
Update
Leonard Peltier, 38 Years A Detainee: How Did We Get Here?
Amnesty has serious concerns about the fairness of Leonard Peltier's trial.
February 12, 2014
Update
HAPPENING NOW: Russian Journalist Charged Under “Gay Propaganda” Law
She saved lives. So why does Russia want to punish Elena Klimova? Because he created a safe space for LGBTI teens in a country rife with homophobia.
February 12, 2014
Press Release
California Must Introduce Radical Changes to Prison Isolation
The authorities in California must introduce radical changes to the cruel conditions of the state's solitary confinement units, said Amnesty International.
February 11, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Washington State Death Penalty Moratorium
Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins issued the following response after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that he is issuing a moratorium on the death penalty in his state:
February 11, 2014
Update
Imprisoned For Refusing to Work on Military Projects “Harmful to Humanity”
Omid Kokabee was arrested three years ago and is serving a ten-year prison sentence. A new petition has been created calling for his immediate and unconditional release from prison.
February 11, 2014
Update
This Friday, Rise for Justice!
Violence against women is one of the world's most pervasive violations of human rights. This Friday, join One Billion Rising to call for the elimination of violence against women and girls.
February 11, 2014
Press Release
After 38 Years, Time to Release Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier
It is time for the USA authorities to release Leonard Peltier, an Anishinabe-Lakota Native American and leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), who has been imprisoned for 38 years despite serious concerns about the fairness of proceedings leading to his conviction.
February 10, 2014
Press Release
Afghanistan’s New Policy Is a Lifeline to More Than Half a Million Internally Displaced
Afghanistan's new policy to help more than 600,000 internally displaced people, many of whom live on the brink of starvation and in cramped makeshift dwellings, is a milestone.
February 10, 2014