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Update
Honduran Government Moves to Silence Indigenous Activists
Please take action and urge the Honduran government to drop all unfounded charges against these human rights defenders.
September 18, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges EU to Combat Homophobic Violence in New Report
The European Union and its member-states are failing to tackle homophobic and transphobic hate crimes and to protect all individuals from discrimination, harassment and violence.
September 17, 2013
Update
Maternal Health: When Will America Wake Up?
Currently, the U.S. has a higher maternal mortality ratio than 45 other countries - reflecting the numerous barriers that women here face to accessing quality care.
September 17, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Announces 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Awards; Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte Are Named Recipients
Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and American singer, human rights and social justice activist Harry Belafonte have been jointly announced as the recipients of Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2013.
September 16, 2013
Update
My Fiancé Will Spend His 30th Birthday in a Vietnamese Prison
On the occasion of Trung's 30th birthday, I ask again for your help to raise your voices and take action for Trung's release and to protect political dissidents in Viet Nam.Trung is but one of the hundred cases of political dissidents and independent bloggers who have faced harassment and arbitrary detention in Viet Nam.
September 16, 2013
Update
Why Executing the New Delhi Rapists Won’t Help the Women of India
Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform, and not the death penalty, is needed to tackle the endemic problem of violence against women in India.
September 13, 2013
Update
4 Quick Ways to Take Further Action on Turkish Abuses
Although the world's attention has been directed elsewhere, the situation has only gotten worse in Turkey since authorities crushed the Gezi protests in July.
September 13, 2013
Update
Mental Illness, Politics and Florida’s Death Penalty
Marshall Gore is scheduled to be put to death in Florida on October 1. It is his fourth execution date this year.
September 12, 2013
Update
Inside the Divided Town That’s Become a Microcosm of the Syrian Conflict
Few outsiders make it to this isolated region. No human rights organizations and only a handful of journalists have visited the town.
September 12, 2013
Update
Our Response to President Vladimir Putin’s New York Times Op-Ed
Some of President Putin's arguments in his New York Times opinion piece obscure Russia's own role in blocking a resolution to the human rights crisis in Syria.
September 12, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Expanded Efforts to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
In response to President Obama’s remarks on the conflict in Syria this evening, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is calling for expanded efforts to address the growing humanitarian crisis that 1) hold all those responsible for war crimes and other crimes against humanity accountable and 2) provide much needed funding and support for millions of refugees and displaced Syrians.
September 11, 2013
Update
Does Monitoring Human Rights in Sudan Still Matter?
Given Sudan's dire human rights situation, it is hard to imagine that there is even a question on whether this is needed. But there is at the U.N. Human Rights Council.
September 11, 2013