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Press Release
Government Restrictions and Police Violence Threaten Pride March in Turkey’s Taksim Square
Following weeks of violently suppressed public protests, the Turkish government’s declaration that public assemblies in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square will not be tolerated will put Pride marches at risk over the next two Sundays.
June 21, 2013
Press Release
Join Amnesty International Youth Activists and Speak Out to Protect Turkey’s Right to Peaceful Protest
Peaceful protesters in Turkey continue to face an appalling amount of violence and abuse from police forces throughout Istanbul and neighboring cities. In a show of support and solidarity for those who merely want to exercise their right to freedom of assembly and peaceful protest, Amnesty International USA’s youth activists will be holding a demonstration in Union Square, Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. to raise awareness and have people participate in Amnesty International’s Urgent Action.
June 21, 2013
Press Release
North Korea Escalates Border Crackdown on “Despicable Human Scum” Who Leave Country Without Permission
A North Korean government ministry’s latest threat of harsh punishment against people leaving the country without permission renews concerns about freedom of movement considering North Korea’s deplorable human rights record, said Amnesty International.
June 21, 2013
Update
Swarms of Brazilians Protest Corrupt Policies
People are reacting to their deep frustration with inflation, unjust policy and corruption.
June 21, 2013
Update
‘The Agency That Shall Remain Nameless’: Things Left Unsaid at Guantanamo
Information about the proceedings is rigorously protected. Observers pass through an airport-style search, and can carry nothing but a pen and paper into the court; we are not allowed to draw and anything that looks like a diagram or sketch is confiscated.
June 21, 2013
Report
Profits and loss: Mining and human rights in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world's most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade the extraction of these resources has been linked to conflict, human rights abuses and corruption.
June 20, 2013
Report
Scapegoats of Fear: Rights of Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Abused in Libya
Nearly a year after the first elections in post-Gaddafi Libya, the human rights of tens of thousands of foreign nationals, including asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants, continue to be routinely violated.
June 20, 2013
Update
Good News: U.K. Prime Minister Cameron Raises Shaker Aamer With President Obama
The U.K. Government must insist that Congress and the U.S. administration, as a matter of urgency, work together to resolve the detention of Shaker Aamer and all other detainees held without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay.
June 20, 2013
Press Release
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Held Indefinitely in Deplorable Conditions in Libya
The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, including children, solely for immigration purposes.
June 19, 2013
Press Release
Military Tribunals in Indonesia Continue to Shield Human Rights Violators
The military trial of 12 Kopassus (Special Forces Command) soldiers accused of the extrajudicial execution of four detainees in Indonesia’s Cebongan prison is likely to be little more than a sham, warned Amnesty International prior to the hearing's opening on Thursday.
June 19, 2013
Update
Is There Cause For Hope After Iran’s Presidential Election?
What is really needed is a sincere commitment to a pervasive reform of human rights standards and practices - something that has been repeatedly urged by U.N. bodies and representatives, as well as international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International.
June 19, 2013
Update
Where Are All the Students From Gaza?
Since 2000, Israel's blockade on education has prevented thousands of Palestinian students in Gaza from pursuing higher education in the nearby West Bank - no more than 60 miles away.
June 18, 2013