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Press Release
Herman Wallace to Governor Jindal: “Free All the Angola 3”
Herman Wallace gave the following statement to Amnesty International on Saturday, August 24th, 2013.
August 27, 2013
Update
First Look: New U.S. Drone Program Documentary
Despite President Obama’s recent pledges to make the drone program more transparent, it remains fundamentally secretive and unaccountable to the public.
August 27, 2013
Press Release
Mixed Signals from International Community Enable Horrific Events in Syria
Frank Jannuzi, Amnesty International USA deputy executive director, issued the following statement in response to statements by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry regarding recent developments in Syria.
August 26, 2013
Report
Kosovo: Unmik’s Legacy, The Failure To Deliver Justice And Reparation To The Relatives Of The Abducted
Amnesty International has for over a decade highlighted the continuing lack of justice, truth and reparation for the victims of human rights violations committed during and in the aftermath of the 1998-9 war in Kosovo.
August 26, 2013
Update
Sarah Shourd: What Everyone Ought to Know About Angola 3 and Solitary Confinement
Herman is not a dangerous criminal - he is a 71-year-old cancer patient who has survived an unthinkable nightmare. As his health fails, we have to fight for him - and there’s not much time left.
August 26, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Show Restraint After Reckless Policing of Violent Protest
The killing of at least 1,089 people over the past week underscores the urgent need for Egypt's security forces to comply with international standards on the use of force and firearms.
August 23, 2013
Update
Hudbay Minerals Loses Ruling Over Subsidiary’s Human Rights Violations
A legal ruling in Canada this week offered a new path for victims of human rights abuses to seek redress against corporations.
August 23, 2013
Update
Is U.S. Aid Complicit in Egyptian Abuses?
President Obama, it's time to stop the export of small arms and light weapons to Egypt and to come clean with the American people what our military aid has been buying in Egypt.
August 23, 2013
Update
#FreedomHack: From the Ground in Mexico City
This deadly environment has created a culture of self-censorship among human rights reporters - not only for self-preservation but for the preservation of their families and friends.
August 22, 2013
Update
Enough Hand-Wringing: The World Needs to Take Action on Syria
The global community has been given one last chance to turn the corner on Syria. We must take it.
August 22, 2013
Press Release
U.N. Team Must Get Full Access to Investigate ‘Chemical Weapons’ Claim in Syria
The Syrian authorities who claim no responsibility should immediately facilitate the visit of the U.N. team to Eastern Ghouta and other locations.
August 21, 2013
Update
Go On the Ground with Amnesty Researchers in Egypt
A local Christian man asked me: "Why is it when there is a problem, Christians always have to pay the price? What do we have to do with the events in Cairo to be punished like this?"
August 21, 2013