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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
Report
Climate of fear in Syria’s hospitals as patients and medics targeted
The Syrian authorities have been blocking and manipulating access to health care for people wounded during the unrest that has…
October 24, 2011
Press Release
Dow Olympic Contract ‘Shocking’ in Light of Bhopal Disaster Failures, Says Amnesty International
Chemical giant Dow's high profile contract with London's 2012 Olympic Games is a slap in the face for the survivors…
October 24, 2011
Press Release
Wounded Patients in Syria’s Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters
Human Rights Organization Documents Cases of Injured Protesters Being Beaten by Security Agents in Hospitals Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected]…
October 24, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Libya to Investigate Whether al-Gaddafi Death was a War Crime
Amnesty International today urged the new Libyan authorities to ensure a full, independent and impartial investigation into how Colonel Mu’ammar…
October 21, 2011
Report
Central African Republic: Civilians bear the brunt of decades of violence and abuses
The people of the Central African Republic have suffered decades of violence and human rights abuse. Government forces, armed groups…
October 20, 2011
Press Release
Libyans Must Make a Complete Break From Culture of Repression and Abuse, with End of Gaddafi Regime, Says Amnesty International
Libya must make a complete break from its past culture of abuse and repression, and demand a full accounting of…
October 20, 2011
Press Release
Persecution of Baha’is in Iran is Focus of Documentary Film With Screenings in New York, Los Angeles and Boston by Amnesty International USA
On Friday, October 28, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will co-host the U.S. premiere of the documentary film "Education Under Fire,”…
October 20, 2011
Press Release
Civilians in Central African Republic Bear Brunt of Decades of Violence and Abuse
Local and foreign armed groups in the Central African Republic are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well…
October 20, 2011