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Press Release
G-20 Leaders Must Reject Russia’s Homophobic Law
World leaders gathering in St. Petersburg this week must condemn Russia’s draconian homophobic law and do all in their power to persuade authorities to scrap it.
September 4, 2013
Update
2 Historical Traumas That Continue to Cast a Long Shadow Over Iran
The same lack of will to provide some measure of justice to the survivors of Indonesia's historical tragedy after so many decades sadly afflicts many other countries.
September 4, 2013
Update
WARNING: This Film Will Keep You Up at Night
Director Joshua Oppenheimer spent over eight years creating what is being called a documentary, but after seeing the film, you may feel that we don’t yet have words for what he’s created.
September 3, 2013
Update
Which U.S. State Has the Most Error-Prone Capital Punishment System?
In most states, a jury must at least be unanimous before issuing a sentence of death. Not in this one.
September 3, 2013
Update
How Many More? Syria Conflict Refugees Top 2 Million
The United Nations has announced that the number of refugees from Syria has officially reached 2 million, a tragic milestone. At least 1 million are children, many under the age of 11.
September 3, 2013
Update
Inside the Development of Amnesty’s New Panic Button App
New technologies - such as social media and mobile Internet - have fundamentally changed how we shed light on and respond to human rights abuses.
September 2, 2013
Press Release
Military Strikes in Syria Cannot Bring Justice
Amnesty International responds to President Barack Obama announcement about his intention to seek congressional approval for military strikes on Syria in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons.
August 31, 2013
Update
5 Things You Should Know About Enforced Disappearances
Every year, thousands of men, women and children are detained by state authorities for no reason, never to be seen again. In 2012 alone, Amnesty International documented such cases in 31 countries.
August 30, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to the Transfer of Two Men from Guantanamo to Algeria
In response to the news that two detainees had been transferred from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Algeria, the director of Amnesty International USA's Security & Human Rights Program issued the following statement.
August 29, 2013
Press Release
International Community Has Failed to Address Crimes Committed in Syrian Conflict
Using chemical weapons against civilians is never acceptable. Sadly, this is only the latest reprehensible crime in a conflict that has already claimed tens of thousands of lives.
August 29, 2013
Update
6 Key Points for Military Intervention in Syria
The international community needs to take urgent steps to ease the crippling humanitarian situation inside the country.
August 29, 2013
Update
How to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy 50 Years Later
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, we are compelled to think of the progress made over the past 50 years, but also just how much of his dream has yet to be truly fulfilled.
August 29, 2013