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“If You Resist, We’ll Shoot You”: The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Case for an Effective Arms Trade Treaty
Arms supplies from the US and others are fueling killings and mass rapes in the DRC, underscoring the need for a global Arms Trade Treaty.
June 11, 2012
Update
Alleged Murderer of Kashmir Human Rights Lawyer Kills Family in California
Retired Indian Army Major Avtar Singh, wanted for the murder of human rights activist Jalil Andrabi, shot and killed at least three members of his family before turning the gun on himself outside of Fresno, California on June 9th. He was arrested in 2011 for alleged domestic violence incident where he was accused of choking of wife. He was then released from custody mainly because the Indian government could not be bothered to seek his extradition despite being wanted for murder charges in Jammu and Kashmir. The head of the Kashmir Commission of Jurists, Jalil Andrabi was killed at the height…
June 11, 2012
Press Release
Welcome Michelle Ringuette! Amnesty’s New Chief of Campaigns & Programs
Amnesty International USA today announced its new head of campaigns and programs, Michelle Ringuette, a veteran campaign and communications strategist, who will join the organization in July.
June 11, 2012
Press Release
Investigation Needed After Latest Attack on Women Protesters in Egypt
Activists calling for an end to sexual harassment of women protesters have been groped and punched by a group of men.
June 11, 2012
Press Release
Iranian Authorities Must Halt Execution of Five Men Convicted In Unfair Trials
There are fears that five members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority who were tried unfairly may face imminent public execution.
June 11, 2012
Press Release
Arms Supplies from United States, Others, Fueling Killings and Mass Rapes in DRC, Underscoring Need for Global Arms Trade Treaty
Amnesty's report calls on political leaders from arms-supplying countries to immediately halt arms supplies to the DRC.
June 11, 2012
Update
Why Are We Still Arming Children and Tyrants?
World leaders are meeting in July to negotiate a global Arms Trade Treaty. Will the weapons trade finally have at least the same protections as trade of bananas and cell phones?
June 8, 2012
Press Release
Kyrgyzstani Authorities Fail to Investigate Human Rights Violations
A year since ethnic violence in which hundreds of thousands were displaced, crimes against humanity, including torture, rape and murder of civilians have gone unpunished in Kyrgyzstan.
June 8, 2012
Press Release
Unprecedented Dublin Concert Celebrates Life and Work of Aung San Suu Kyi; Features All-Star Line-Up of Artists, Musicians and Actors
Artists from all corners of the globe will be on hand for Electric Burma: A Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi, slated for Monday, June 18 at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
June 8, 2012
Press Release
Number of Iraqi Executions Alarming After Former Saddam Hussein Aide Hanged
Former presidential secretary Abed Hamoud's hanging takes the total number of executions in Iraq in the first half of 2012 to at least 70.
June 8, 2012
Press Release
Trial of Neurosurgeon in Libya is Test of Country’s Capacity to Serve Justice
Doctor Hisham Anour Ben Khayal categorically denies accusations he purposefully withheld medical treatment from a pro-Gaddafi fighter who died from a gunshot wound last year.
June 7, 2012
Press Release
China Must Investigate Veteran Dissident’s Death
Chinese authorities must initiate a full, independent investigation into the death of a former prisoner of conscience, who suffered torture and unjust imprisonment during years of activism.
June 7, 2012