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Press Release
As Prominent Blogger and Activist Detained in Egypt, Amnesty International Calls for Independent Investigation of Maspero Protests
The authorities must stop trying civilians before unfair military courts, Amnesty International said today, after a prominent Egyptian blogger and…
October 31, 2011
Press Release
As Rendition Victim Takes Case Against Lithuania to European Court, Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for Secret Prisons Investigation
Lithuania’s failure to investigate its role in the U.S.-led rendition program has forced an alleged victim of secret detention to…
October 28, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Saif Gaddafi Must Be Transferred Safely To ICC
Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi must be allowed to surrender to the International Criminal Court to face investigation for crimes against humanity,…
October 28, 2011
Press Release
Commonwealth Leaders Must Stop Sri Lanka Hosting Key Summit, Says Amnesty International
The Commonwealth risks becoming 'irrelevant' if its leaders allow Sri Lanka to become its next host, Amnesty International said today…
October 28, 2011
Press Release
Japan Minister Must Not Cave in to Pressure on Death Penalty, says Amnesty International
Japan’s justice minister should not sign execution warrants, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network said today, following the…
October 28, 2011
Press Release
Human Rights Activists To Rally in Kansas City Friday, Oct. 28 to Support Clemency For Death Row Prisoner Reggie Clemons – Flawed Prosecution and Doubts About Guilt Likened to Troy Davis Case
On Friday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. about 100 human rights activists will kick off Amnesty International’s Midwest conference with…
October 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands Freedom for All Filmmakers in Iran, Following Release of Actress, Sentenced to be Flogged
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International today called on Iran to free all imprisoned filmmakers, following…
October 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands Freedom for All Filmmakers in Iran, Following Release of Actress, Sentenced to be Flogged
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International today called on Iran to free all imprisoned filmmakers, following…
October 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Restraint as Police Clamp Down on Occupy Wall Street Protests
Amnesty International urged authorities to ensure that police show restraint in their response to Occupy Wall Street protests, following critical…
October 27, 2011
Report
Dominican Republic urged to tackle alarming levels of police abuse
Hundreds of people are shot and killed every year by police in the Dominican Republic.
October 25, 2011
Press Release
Wounded Patients in Syria’s Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters, Says New Amnesty International Report
The Syrian government has turned hospitals into instruments of repression in its efforts to crush opposition, Amnesty International said today…
October 25, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Dominican Republic to Tackle Alarming Levels of Police Abuse, in New Report
Human rights organization to release new findings at Santo Domingo press conference Contact: Sharon Singh, [email protected], 202-509-8194 (Washington,…
October 25, 2011