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Update
Help Commemorate 4 Important Human Rights Anniversaries at the AGM!
The 1992 and 1993 amnesty laws have served to continue the impunity that has plagued El Salvador. Amnesty International issued a statement on the 20th anniversary of the Truth Commission Report, demonstrating the consequences of this impunity for those survivors who continue to seek truth and justice.
March 18, 2013
Update
The “Terminator,” War Crimes, and the Obama Administration: All Roads Lead to Rome
With the (hopefully) imminent transfer of “the Terminator” to the ICC, President Obama should strengthen the credibility of the US as a source of hope for those who long for justice by reaffirming the United States’ signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
March 18, 2013
Press Release
Death Penalty Repeal in Maryland Major Step Towards National Abolition
AIUSA hailed the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland today and urged Governor O’Malley to commute the sentences of all five prisoners remaining on death row.
March 15, 2013
Report
Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save lives
Officials from the Federal Attorney General's Office on migrant routes have reportedly ceased to focus on abuses against migrants and increased obstacles to accessing justice and protection. Amnesty International is demanding action from the government in the ten priority areas highlighted in this briefing update.
March 15, 2013
Update
Maryland Legislature Passes Death Penalty Abolition!
Today the Maryland House of Delegates followed the lead of the state Senate and passed the death penalty repeal bill. The bill now goes to Governor Martin O’Malley who almost certainly will sign it, making Maryland the 18th state to abandon capital punishment.
March 15, 2013
Update
An American Intern’s Fight for Justice in Armenia
We left physically intact, but I am scared to go back. That’s exactly what they want from me. That’s exactly why I won’t stop my fight for justice.
March 15, 2013
Update
Inside Syria: Documenting The War On Civilians
Citizen video coming out of Syria continues to uncover abuses that would otherwise go unnoticed. A thorough, traditional investigation—including direct access to witnesses or other relevant persons through field research and phone interviews—can turn these videos into strong evidence, which I hope, someday will be used to hold the perpetrators accountable and to provide justice to survivors.
March 15, 2013
Press Release
Escalating War Crimes by Armed Opposition Groups in Syria
Amnesty International released two new briefings on Syria today including one focused on the government’s indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas with banned weapons that are killing large numbers of children.
March 14, 2013
Update
You Can Bring Hope to Prisoners in Iran for the Iranian New Year
Imagine—if you can—what it is like to be a political prisoner sitting in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. You have not received anything that remotely resembles justice. But now imagine the consolation and hope that you can bring to these prisoners by remembering them at this time of year.
March 14, 2013
Update
What Happens When You Cry Wolf to the Kenyan Crowd
Digital tools, including social media outlets, have greatly enhanced remote monitoring capability, and have emerged as a major component in the Kenyan elections. For human rights monitors, these tools have become integral to the ability to monitor a situation remotely.
March 14, 2013
Press Release
Execution of Seven Saudi Arabian Men “Act of Sheer Brutality”
The execution today of seven men in Saudi Arabia after allegedly being forced to “confess” to charges of armed robbery was an act of sheer brutality, Amnesty International said.
March 13, 2013
Update
Another Guatemalan Union Leader is Dead—Will Two Campesino Activists Be Next?
Guatemalan labor leader Carlos Carlos Hernández was killed on March 8. Omar Jerónimo and Damaso Aldana fear they will be next.
March 13, 2013