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Press Release
‘New Level of Desperation’ as Tibetans Continue to Set Themselves on Fire, Says Amnesty International
In reaction to news that a 20 year-old Tibetan nun, Tenzin Wangmo, set herself on fire and died on Monday,…
October 18, 2011
Press Release
New Amnesty International Report Examines Arms Transfers to Middle East and North Africa, Including Weapons and Bullets from the United States and Other Countries Used Against Protesters
Countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and others that say they stand in solidarity with protests across the…
October 18, 2011
Press Release
Iran Must Acknowledge Abuses Before U.N. Committee, Says Amnesty International
The Iranian authorities will make a farce of a U.N. Committee hearing into Iran's human rights record unless they acknowledge…
October 17, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal…
October 14, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Finds Widespread Abuse — and Even Torture — of Captured and Detained Al-Gaddafi Soldiers, Loyalists and Mercenaries Under Libya’s Transitional Government
Captured al-Gaddafi soliders, suspected loyalists and mercenaries held in western Libya are being beaten, and, in some cases, tortured in…
October 13, 2011
Report
Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush
Amnesty International today urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for…
October 12, 2011
Report
New Libya ’stained’ by detainee abuse
Militia fighting against Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi have detained about 2,500 people in the capital Tripoli and surrounding areas since taking…
October 12, 2011
Report
Ukraine must act to deal with endemic police criminality
Human rights abuses are practised systematically by the police in Ukraine, despite increasing efforts to combat the problem and growing…
October 11, 2011
Press Release
Jailed Former Ukraine Prime Minister Must Be Released, Says Amnesty International
A former Ukrainian prime minister jailed today for abuse of office must be released, Amnesty International said today. Yuliya Tymoshenko…
October 11, 2011
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International
Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize…
October 7, 2011
Press Release
Human Rights Defenders in Russia Under Threat, Says Amnesty International
Five years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, little progress has been made to increase the safety…
October 7, 2011
Report
Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises
Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have…
October 6, 2011