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Press Release
Harsh New Report by Amnesty International Exposes Appalling Prison Conditions in Chad
Prisoners in Chad are chained 24 hours a day in severely overcrowded, unventilated and filthy cells where temperatures reach up to 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
September 10, 2012
Press Release
One-Night-Only Manhattan Benefit Will Feature Original Pussy Riot Videos – Including the Song That Launched a Movement
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) Executive Director Suzanne Nossel will join other human rights advocates, artists and musicians tonight in Manhattan to launch an international benefit tour to free the Russian punk band Pussy Riot.
September 10, 2012
Press Release
Moldovan Laws Must be Reformed to Combat Discrimination
Amnesty International calls for urgent changes to Moldovan laws to combat high levels of discrimination faced by ethnic and religious minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people, the disabled and HIV positive people, based on the findings released in a report today.
September 10, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Expresses “Alarm” Over Reports of Police Beating of Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal in South Sudan
International hip hop artist and human rights advocate Emmanuel Jal has been seriously beaten by police in South Sudan.
September 10, 2012
Report
Chad: ‘We Are All Dying Here’ — Human Rights Violations in Prisons
Prison conditions in Chad are deplorable. Men, women and children share overcrowded cells and often must supply their own food and medicine. Amnesty International is calling for urgent prison reform.
September 8, 2012
Update
Prisoner Without Conscience Pardoned and Promoted
What does Azerbaijan do with an army officer convicted of butchering a sleeping Armenian colleague? Promote him.
September 7, 2012
Press Release
Lampedusa Shipwreck is a Grim Reminder of European Union’s Failure to Protect Migrants at Risk
The sinking of a boat carrying migrants towards the southern Italian island of Lampedusa underscores why European Union governments need to do more to rescue and assist destitute people who arrive on its shores.
September 7, 2012
Press Release
Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy Still in Danger Despite Bail
Today’s decision by a Pakistan court to grant bail to Rimsha Masih, a 14-year old Christian girl accused of blasphemy, is an encouraging step, but the Pakistan government must urgently reform its blasphemy laws to prevent similar cases in the future.
September 7, 2012
Update
The Death Warrant
One year ago Troy Davis' execution warrant was issued. The ensuing wave of terror such a warrant can trigger is played out again and again in the US.
September 6, 2012
Press Release
Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Must Uphold Core Principles of Human Rights
Negotiators from nine countries are gathering outside Washington, D.C. to draft a new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. These delegates must ensure that any new rules on copyright and patents adhere to core principles of transparency and uphold human rights.
September 6, 2012
Update
Send a Tweet, Free a Prisoner
Can 140 characters help free prisoners in far away places? In this case, yes.
September 5, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Iran to Release Journalist and Women’s Rights Activist Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
Journalist and women’s rights activist Zhila Bani-Yaghoub was summoned on Sunday to the notorious Evin Prison to begin a one-year sentence for speaking out against authorities and reporting on human rights.
September 4, 2012