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Press Release
Bahrain’s Delay in Verdict of 13 Activists a ‘Denial of Justice’
Bahraini authorities today resorted to the now-familiar tactic of postponing the hearing and toying with defendants, further prolonging their ordeal and that of their families.
August 14, 2012
Update
U.S. Releases Its First-Ever Strategy to End Violence Against Women Globally
The U.S. government has just released its much anticipated global strategy to prevent and address gender-based violence.
August 13, 2012
Press Release
Somalia Must End Impunity for Killing of Media Workers
After the recent deaths of two journalists in Mogadishu this past weekend, Amnesty calls on Somali authorities to end impunity for the killing of media workers in the country.
August 13, 2012
Update
Aleppo: Why We Should Be Alarmed
New documentation from Aleppo, including satellite images, shows why the world needs to be alarmed.
August 10, 2012
Update
Will Bahrain’s King Stop Imprisoning Peaceful Critics?
Members of Congress sent a letter today urging Bahrain’s King Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa to release a human rights activist who was imprisoned for a tweet.
August 10, 2012
Press Release
Use of Amputation as Punishment in Northern Mali is Reason for Concern
Amnesty international condemns the punitive amputations carried out on Wednesday by the Unity Movement for Jihad in West Africa in Ansongo, a town in the North of Mali.
August 10, 2012
Update
UAE Activist Asks Police for Help, Gets Arrested Instead
Recent crackdowns in United Arab Emirates comes amid newly public calls for political freedom.
August 9, 2012
Update
Who Deserved To Die This Week?
Who "deserves" execution (if anyone) is the central moral question in the death penalty debate; our system is terrible at determining who deserves to die.
August 9, 2012
Update
‘Beehive’ Journalist Silenced for Exposing Foreign Land Grabs in Cambodia
'Beehive Radio' journalist was arrested after speaking out against forced evictions the Cambodian government is carrying out to make room for a Russian rubber company.
August 9, 2012
Press Release
Greece Must Halt Mass Police Crackdown on Irregular Migrants
A large number of the 7,500 foreign nationals arrested in Athens over the last few days are reported to be of Asian, African and North African origin.
August 8, 2012
Press Release
DR Congo Must Protect Human Rights Defenders Working Amid Conflict in North Kivu
Amnesty International urges DR Congo to end threats being made against human rights defenders and journalists by government officials and armed group M23.
August 8, 2012
Press Release
Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in Vietnam Must End
Mass arrests at a peaceful protest in Hanoi are just the latest blow to freedom of expression in Vietnam.
August 7, 2012