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Press Release
All Presidential Candidates Must Make Universal Human Rights a Priority in Their Administration
AIUSA and allies in the NGO community today released a letter to all U.S. presidential candidates urging the next administration, regardless of party affiliation, to put human rights first.
August 2, 2012
Press Release
Belarusian Authorities Must Release Prisoners of Conscience
There are a number of individuals in the country, who have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their political views or human rights activities.
August 2, 2012
Press Release
Cuba Must Stop Unwarranted Detentions of Political Activists
Cuban authorities' use of detention to harass and silence political and human rights activists must end, says Amnesty International.
August 2, 2012
Update
What a NY Times Column Gets Wrong About Israeli Settlements
What's been missing so far in the discussion of a controversial NY Times op-ed on Israeli settlements? The human rights perspective.
August 1, 2012
Update
Will Congress Put Bahrain in the Human Rights Spotlight?
As Bahrain's government continues to crack down on peaceful protest and criticism, a US Congressional hearing is a step towards ending abuses and demanding accountability.
August 1, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Expresses Deep Concerns Over Russia’s Increasing Crackdown on Free Speech and Expression
It appears that President Putin and his buddies not only detest punk music and the vital services provided by NGOs, but the very act of dissent itself.
August 1, 2012
Report
All-Out Repression: Purging Dissent in Aleppo, Syria
Research by Amnesty International details the brutal crackdown in Aleppo, as Syrian security forces and militia target protesters, medical staff and bystanders.
July 31, 2012
Update
Pussy Riot Faces Moscow Court as Amnesty Rallies in DC
The incarceration and trial of three young women of Pussy Riot indicate a troubling shift in Russia toward a more repressive and intolerant society.
July 31, 2012
Update
Abused In Childhood Then Sentenced To Die: 5 Stories
Why do people with severe child abuse in their backgrounds keep ending up on death row? Are they really the "worst of the worst"?
July 31, 2012
Update
Horrific from North to South: Mali’s Urgent Human Rights Crisis
The gruesome and horrific stoning of a couple in northern Mali is the latest event reminding the world of the crisis that has engulfed the West African country.
July 31, 2012
Press Release
Man and Woman Stoned to Death in Northern Mali
Amnesty International condemned the 'gruesome and horrific' act as another abuse as Militias continue to impose fundamentalist Islamic law.
July 31, 2012
Report
Mali: “We Haven’t Seen Our Cellmates Since”
Amnesty report on Mali looks at enforced disappearances and torture of soliders and police officers opposed to the junta.
July 30, 2012