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Press Release
Russian Authorities Must Ensure that Lawyers in the North Caucasus are Protected and Free to Defend their Clients Without Fear
Lawyers are often the last line of defense for those facing torture and unfair trial in the North Caucasus and elsewhere in Russia, yet they themselves often come under attack in connection with their work, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.
March 20, 2013
Update
Building Relationships for Human Rights Impact: Amnesty’s Death Penalty Repeal Campaign in Maryland
Creating human rights change requires building human relationships.
March 20, 2013
Update
Would You Ignore This Child Soldier?
Jal knows firsthand the horrors of being a child on the front lines.
March 20, 2013
Report
A Reflection on U.S. Accountability for Detainee Abuses 10 Years After the Invasion of Iraq
Five months before the invasion of Iraq in mid-March 2003, the two chambers of the United States Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against that country. Signing the resolution into law on 16 October 2002, President George W. Bush asserted that the congressional debate had been "in the finest traditions of American democracy". A somewhat hollow tradition, it would seem, as the Bush administration considered the resolution "legally unnecessary" on the grounds that the President, as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, already had all the authority he needed. A decade later, it seems that none of the three branches…
March 20, 2013
Press Release
Status of Human Rights in Global Hot Spots Media Roundtable
In advance of its Use Your Power conference, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will host a media roundtable with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders to discuss the status of human rights in global hot spots.
March 19, 2013
Report
Communities Shattered by Arms Proliferation and Abuse in Cote d’Ivoire
The irresponsible and illegal supply of weaponry and munitions to the warring parties in Côte d’Ivoire has continued for over a decade.
March 19, 2013
Update
Rios Montt Trial is Reason to Celebrate at AGM!
March 19 marks the beginning of the trial of former Guatemalan dictator EfraĂn Rios Montt.
March 19, 2013
Update
Violence in South Africa
Almost 20 years after the fall of Apartheid, South Africa is still a country deeply divided along racial, ethnic and political lines.
March 19, 2013
Update
Arresting Referendum in Zimbabwe
Since last September, nearly every single civil society organization of note in Zimbabwe has either had their offices raided, or leadership arrested or both. This concerted effort to intimidate, harass and threaten mobilization of civil society and human rights defenders is an attempt to prevent education and outreach efforts.
March 19, 2013
Update
“I Had No Idea What I Was Getting Into:” Amnesty’s Death Penalty Repeal Campaign in Maryland
This week’s special blog series tells the story of Amnesty International’s involvement in this campaign, featuring the memories and insights of volunteers and staff who played critical roles over more than three decades.
March 19, 2013
Update
World Water Day: Celebrating Women’s Rights
Every year, 40 billion working hours are lost to water collection worldwide, mostly by women and girls. This violates their rights to employment and education by taking up time and energy; and their rights to safety and dignity by exposing them to injury, animal attack, and physical and sexual violence.
March 19, 2013
Update
Save Children’s Lives by Stopping Illicit Weapons Worldwide
In Sudan and around the world, children are forced into warfare. Many end up as child soldiers, forced to take lives and continue the cycle of violence that they have been born into. Child soldiers are found today in as many as 20 countries.
March 19, 2013