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Press Release
Ratification of Numerous New Death Sentences Underscores Need for Iraq to End Executions
Following ratification for 28 death sentences in Iraq on Monday, December 17 by one of the Iraqi vice presidents, Amnesty International urged authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on executions as a first step towards death penalty abolition.
December 18, 2012
Update
Division, Distrust and Despair – Egypt Votes On a New Constitution
A firsthand account of the situation in Egypt, just days before the constitutional referendum held on December 15, 2012. Against this backdrop of violence and division, millions of Egyptians in 10 governorates took to the polls on Saturday to cast their votes in the first phase of the highly controversial referendum on the country’s new Constitution.
December 17, 2012
Press Release
Russia Must Reject Absurd Bill that Targets Homosexuals
Russian politicians must reject a controversial new law that targets what it describes as the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” when it comes before the country’s Parliament or “Duma” on December 19, Amnesty International said.
December 17, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Report Exposes Widespread Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Italy
Migrant workers to Italy from sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Asia are employed in low-skilled, often seasonal or temporary jobs, suffer grave abuses at the hands of their employers, and are unable to respond or retaliate because of sanctions placed on irregular migrants.
December 17, 2012
Press Release
Paraguay Authorities Must Investigate Perpetrators of Curuguaty Killings
Amnesty International said today that authorities in Paraguay must ensure all those responsible for the deaths of 11 peasants and six police officers in Curuguaty last June are investigated, including police officers present during the forced eviction.
December 17, 2012
Report
Exploited Labor: Migrant Workers in Italy’s Agricultural Sector
Some migrant workers in Italy are paid as little as €25 for a day’s work, live in derelict buildings and makeshift shelters without running water, electricity or heating, and suffer widespread labor exploitation, including low wages, arbitrary reductions, non-payment of wages and long hours.
December 14, 2012
Press Release
Masterminds of Russian Journalist Assassination Must Be Brought to Justice
Prosecutors must not rest until those who masterminded the assassination of Russion journalist are brought to justice.
December 14, 2012
Update
Women Need a Strong Arms Trade Treaty
In an interview with an Amnesty International researcher last year, a female survivor of armed violence in the Cote d'Ivoire told her story and calls on the Obama administration to help stop gender based violence and support a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty that will protect women, men and children around the world.
December 13, 2012
Press Release
Report exposes “the hands of cruelty” in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
Millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice, Amnesty International said.
December 13, 2012
Press Release
Historic Ruling on Europe’s Role in CIA Renditions Is a Milestone in the Fight Against Impunity
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a historic moment and a milestone in the fight against impunity because for the first time it holds a European state accountable for its involvement in the secret U.S.-led programs, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said.
December 13, 2012
Press Release
President Ouattara Urged to Approve Côte d’Ivoire’s Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Amnesty International urges the Ivorian government to take all necessary steps to ensure that its instrument of ratification is promptly deposited with the United Nations Treaty Office in New York to complete the process.
December 13, 2012
Press Release
Vote to Adopt the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Findings is “a Good First Step”
Amnesty International issued the following quote on the 9-6 vote in favor of adopting the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report.
December 13, 2012