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HAPPENING NOW: Number of Darfur Refugees Reaches 6-Year High
More than 30,000 have left Darfur and crossed over into Chad as refugees since the beginning of the year, the highest number to flee in years.
November 20, 2013
Update
Why Won’t Congress Pass the International Violence Against Women Act?
The time is now to prioritize ending violence against women and girls worldwide.
November 20, 2013
Press Release
War crimes Investigations in Afghanistan Crucial to Any Security Pact with USA
Afghan leaders meeting in Kabul this week should demand accountability for war crimes allegedly committed by US military forces in the country, said Amnesty International.
November 19, 2013
Press Release
Russia’s ‘Foreign Agents Law’ is Shutting Down Prominent NGOs
More than a thousand independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been subjected to unannounced mass inspections by Russian authorities. Some have faced heavy fines and in some instances have been forced to shut their doors.
November 19, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Senate Result on NDAA Guantanamo Provisions
In response to the Senate vote on the Guantanamo transfer provisions as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 (S. 1197), Zeke Johnson issued the following statement.
November 19, 2013
Update
The State of Missouri Has a Secret…
The people of Missouri are not being shown is how their state is killing prisoners.
November 19, 2013
Update
What I’ll Tell Congress About Violence Against Women
A life free from violence is a fundamental human right. Yet nearly a billion women around the world will not have that freedom.
November 19, 2013
Press Release
Wednesday: Amnesty Women’s Human Rights Program Head to Testify at Hearing on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
Activists will take to Capitol Hill this Wednesday to urge Congressional action as a key Congressional body examines the issue of violence against women and girls.
November 18, 2013
Update
The Company That Forced Its Employees to Work For 9 Months Without Pay
"Hopeless." This is how Rahul summed up his first stint as a migrant worker in Qatar.
November 18, 2013
Update
Why Did Esperanza Spalding Record a Song About Guantanamo?
We have to see past all of the stereotypes, all the negativity, the stigma, the culture of resistance and fear, and go straight to the basic intrinsic rights of all people and fight for that.
November 18, 2013
Report
The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar’s Construction Sector Ahead of the World Cup
The awarding of the 2022 World Cup has brought increased global prominence to Qatar, but also intensified scrutiny. The abuses against migrant workers in the construction sector in Qatar are grim. Amnesty International's research reveals widespread exploitation of migrant workers at the hands of their employers.
November 17, 2013
Press Release
Release of Myanmar Prisoners of Conscience A Positive Step Forward, But More Needs to be Done
The release of several prisoners of conscience in Myanmar today is a positive step, but time is running out for the government to keep its promise to release everyone imprisoned for peaceful activism by the year's end.
November 15, 2013