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Update
#DemandJustice: The Website War Criminals Don’t Want You To Share
Why do Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir and other war crimes suspect don't want you to see our new website?
July 19, 2012
Press Release
Russia/China Veto of U.N. Resolution on Syria Will Embolden Those Responsible for Violence
The failure of Russia and China to take strong action at the United Nations Security Council Thursday will lead to further violence.
July 19, 2012
Press Release
Abuse Against Myanmar’s Rohingya Erodes Recent Progress
Six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in Myanmar's Rakhine State, targeted attacks by security forces against minority Rohingyas and other Muslims are on the rise.
July 19, 2012
Press Release
Georgia On Verge of Executing Mentally Disabled Man
State has gone from "first to worst" in handling cases of mental disability and the death penalty.
July 19, 2012
Report
One-Way Accountability
Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty; details of government crimes against him remain classified top secret.
July 18, 2012
Press Release
Latest Exectutions in Hamas-Controlled Gaza Fail to Meet International Justice Standards
Three Men Hanged by Hamas Authorities Faced Questionable Trials, One Man Confessed to Murder After Suspected Torture
July 18, 2012
Press Release
Afghan Authorities Must Commute Soldier’s Death Sentence
An Afghan soldier who killed five French soldiers in January has been sentenced to death by a military court. Amnesty International urges Afghan authorities to commute the sentence.
July 18, 2012
Update
5 Steps Forward, 5 Steps Back: Catching and Convicting War Criminals
Has the International Criminal Court, which just turned 10, lived up to expectations?
July 17, 2012
Update
No Mercy In Georgia
Georgia has rejected clemency for Warren Hill, despite his mental retardation, and in the face of pleas from jurors and the victim's family.
July 17, 2012
Press Release
It’s Time to Recommit to International Justice
On the anniversary of the creation of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International is launching its landmark Demand Justice Now campaign to support victims of war crimes and genocide.
July 17, 2012
Press Release
Ecuador Using ‘Any Tool in the Box’ to Suppress Protests
Ecuador’s authorities are misuing the judicial system to clamp down on indigenous and campesino leaders involved in social conflicts over development projects.
July 17, 2012
Press Release
Charge of Former Maldives’ President Mohamed Nasheed Received With Dismay
Dismay surrounds the charge of former President Mohamed Nasheed as it appears politically motivated.
July 16, 2012