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On International Justice Day, Survivors of Mass Atrocities Join Human Rights Leaders and Governments at U.N. for Discussion on Accountability and Justice
Global leaders unite in support of atrocity prevention through justice and accountability
July 16, 2013
Press Release
Morsi Supporters Denied Rights Amid Arrest and Beatings
Hundreds of pro-Morsi supporters detained by the Egyptian authorities have been denied their legal rights.
July 16, 2013
Update
‘I Wish I Could Invite You Into The Beautiful House We Had Back Home’: A Visit to the Za’atri Syrian Refugee Camp In Jordan
Seven-and-a-half miles south of the Syrian border lies the Za’atri refugee camp in Jordan. Over 130,000 refugees, who have fled the conflict in Syria, live here in a 4.3 mile-wide stretch on this otherwise lifeless desert plain.
July 16, 2013
Update
New Texas Legislation An ‘Unbelievable Attack’ on Women’s Rights
The state legislature debated unnecessary and dangerous new legislation that threatens to restrict access to our sexual and reproductive rights.
July 16, 2013
Press Release
Georgia Court Stays Hill’s Execution on Challenge to Secrecy of Lethal Drugs
Brian Evans, director of AIUSA’s Abolish the Death Penalty campaign, responds to the Georgia Fulton County Superior Court granting Warren Hill a stay of execution.
July 15, 2013
Update
U.S. Must Stop Obstructing Edward Snowden’s Ability to Claim Asylum
We need to keep heavy pressure on the U.S. government and bring the focus back to the unlawful activity of the U.S. government and other governments that Snowden revealed.
July 15, 2013
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Indonesia: Democracy Slip Slidin’ Away?
Particularly alarming is a new law on Mass Organizations. This law will offer no comfort to the victims and families who continue to face discrimination and have waited for over four decades for justice.
July 15, 2013
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Warren Hill Gets A Stay Of Execution
Hill was granted a stay today, not on those grounds, but on the grounds that the secrecy surrounding Georgia’s lethal injection drugs violates Hill’s constitutional rights.
July 15, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Must Drop Bradley Manning’s “Aiding the Enemy” Charge
The U.S. government should immediately drop the most serious charges against Pvt. Bradley Manning, Amnesty International said today after the conclusion of all testimony in the case.
July 12, 2013
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Amnesty International Meets U.S. Whistleblower Edward Snowden
Amnesty International met with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Friday.
July 12, 2013
Press Release
Treatment And Option of Abortion Must Be Made Available To Pregnant Chilean Girl, 11, Raped by Stepfather
The Chilean government must make available all medical and psychological treatment options, including an abortion, to an 11-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather and is now pregnant.
July 11, 2013
Update
An Ugly Crackdown in Turkey
The situation in Turkey is dire. Take a minute to add your voice to the hundreds of thousands worldwide who have called on Turkey to protect freedom of expression and end police violence.
July 11, 2013