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Press Release
Amnesty International Calls for Global “Day of Remembrance” to Mark Troy Davis Funeral Sat., Oct. 1
Amnesty International is urging supporters worldwide who are outraged over the execution of Troy Davis to observe Saturday, October 1…
September 29, 2011
Press Release
Lithuania Must Re-open Secret Prison Investigation Since Authorities Admitted to Hosting Sites, Says Amnesty International
Lithuania must immediately reinstate the criminal investigation into its involvement in the U.S.-led rendition and secret detention programs, documents developments…
September 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Guilty Verdicts and Heavy Prison Sentences Against Doctors and Health Professionals in Bahrain
Amnesty International today condemned guilty verdicts and prison sentences against doctors and health professionals in Bahrain, saying the charges that…
September 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Guinea to Investigate Opposition Protest Deaths
The Guinean authorities must immediately carry out an investigation into the deaths of three protesters killed during clashes between police…
September 28, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Decries Decision to Uphold Convictions of Bahrain Protesters at Sham Military Trial
The decision today by a Bahrain military court to uphold the guilty verdicts against a group of prominent opposition activists…
September 28, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Sentence Against Leading Rights Activist in Iran
The 11-year sentence handed down to leading human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is another blatant attempt by the Iranian government…
September 28, 2011
Press Release
Insurgents in Southern Thailand Must Stop War Crimes Against Civilian Immediately, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged insurgents in the long-running internal armed conflict in southern Thailand to immediately stop their campaign of…
September 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Flogging Sentence for Saudi Woman Who Drove a Car
A flogging sentence against a Saudi Arabian woman who defied the ban on driving by women demonstrates the cruel scale…
September 27, 2011
Report
Thailand: Insurgents must stop war crimes against civilians
Thailand’s three southern-most provinces are host to a non-international armed conflict, based on the intensity and duration of hostilities there,…
September 26, 2011
Report
Time for Tunisian political parties to deliver reform
Tunisians are still waiting for politicians to deliver on the fundamental change they have been promised, Amnesty International said today.…
September 26, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands the Release of an Egyptian Blogger on a Hunger Strike, as His Health Fails
Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a detained blogger who has been on hunger strike for over a month…
September 26, 2011
Press Release
Granting Women the Right to Vote in Saudi Arabia is Only a Tiny Step Toward Equality, Says Amnesty International
Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said today, but authorities must…
September 26, 2011