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Press Release
Welcoming Prison Release of Herman Wallace; Urging Gov. Jindal to Remove Co-Defendant Woodfox from Decades of Solitary Confinement
Amnesty International USA issued comments today from Steven W. Hawkins, executive director, in response to news that the state of Louisiana has released Herman Wallace, among the Angola 3 prisoners, from prison.
October 2, 2013
Press Release
Russian Winter Games Olympic Torch Throws Light on Human Rights Violations
As the Olympic torch arrives in Moscow, Amnesty International is launching a worldwide campaign to highlight Russia’s increasingly deplorable human rights record.
October 2, 2013
Update
5 Things You Need To Know About the Gezi Protests
In a major report issued today, Amnesty International documents human cost of the Turkish government's suppression of peaceful protests.
October 2, 2013
Update
VICTORY: Herman Wallace Released!
While now is a time to celebrate, it’s also a time to keep up the pressure. We cannot afford to be silent.
October 2, 2013
Press Release
Louisiana Must Release Dying Prisoner After Judge Overturns 1974 Conviction
No ruling can erase the cruel, inhuman and degrading prison conditions he endured for more than 41 years - confined alone to a tiny cell for 23 hours a day.
October 1, 2013
Update
Many Voices, One Fight: Building the Movement to Ending Obama’s Game of Drones
Amid raids and strikes, untold many have been killed and injured, and countless other lives remain perilously in the balance as President Obama plays the deadliest of games: the Game of Drones.
October 1, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Deliver Keynote at Event Honoring Excellence in Combatting the Effects of Torture
Amnesty International USA will deliver the keynote address at a special event honoring Dr. Naasson Munyandamutsa of Rwanda for his work to aid survivors of torture.
September 28, 2013
Update
Kenya’s Withdrawal From The International Criminal Court and Why It Matters
There are several facts that are being ignored or distorted by the champions for Kenya’s withdrawal and these need to be exposed and discredited.
September 27, 2013
Press Release
Turkey Accused of Gross Human Rights Violations in Gezi Park Protests
Turkish authorities committed human rights violations on a massive scale in the government’s attempts to crush the Gezi Park protests this summer.
September 26, 2013
Press Release
Push for Russia and China to Sign Arms Treaty
With more than 100 countries having signed the groundbreaking Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International today urged all countries and especially China and Russia -- the two holdouts among the Permanent Members of the U.N. Security Council and two of the top 10 arms exporters-- to get behind this life-saving global effort.
September 26, 2013
Update
Will Rouhani Create Meaningful Reforms or Play Political Games?
While I welcome the Iranian authorities' decision to release Sotoudeh and others unjustly imprisoned, I can't help but be skeptical of the timing.
September 26, 2013
Update
“I Knew I Could Not Be Silent”: How This Student Helped Free An Imprisoned Activist
Connection is where we make our greatest impact, because when we come together for human rights change, we cannot be ignored.
September 26, 2013