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Press Release
Brazilian Authorities Must Investigate Hired Gunmen Threatening Rural Communities, Says Amnesty International
Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the…
June 8, 2011
Report
USA: 100 Years in Solitary: The ‘Angola 3’ and their Fight for Justice
39 years ago, three young black men were put in solitary confinement; two are still in isolation. In total, the…
June 7, 2011
Report
Lack of justice could fuel new violence in Kyrgyzstan
In June 2010, four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan left thousands injured,…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement
The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice
Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement
The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in almost 40…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Chad: Thousands of victims of forced evictions denied justice
Tens of thousands of people forcibly evicted from their homes since 2008 without due process or adequate compensation in Chad’s…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya
Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya Calls Deporation “Outrageous," Risk to Woman’s Safety and…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria
Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria Protests Galvanized by Childrens’ Deaths Were Met…
June 6, 2011
Press Release
UN urged to act following deadly weekend in Syria
Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest weekends in months of pro-reform…
June 6, 2011