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Update
War Criminals Are Running Out Of Time – And Space
Recent verdicts and trials indicate that time's up for war criminals. Our new tool maps International Criminal Court cases.
May 21, 2012
Update
How Bad Is The U.S. Wrongful Conviction Problem?
A new registry documents almost 900 exonerations in the US, though the number of actual wrongful convictions is likely much higher.
May 21, 2012
Report
European Court of Human Rights Hears Key Case Concerning European Complicity in the US-led Secret Detentions and Renditions Program
This public statement was released to coincide with the hearing at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights of the case of Khaled el-Masri, a victim of US rendition and secret detention in Europe.
May 21, 2012
Report
State of the World 2012
The Amnesty International Report 2012 documents the global state of human rights during 2011 -- a year where the demand for human rights continued to resound in every corner of the world.
May 21, 2012
Press Release
60,000 People Demand Apology to Torture Victim Maher Arar from President Obama
Today, human rights and religious groups delivered a petition with more than 60,000 signatories demanding a formal apology.
May 21, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Asks President Obama and President Karzai to Give Women a Role in Talks on Afghanistan’s Future to Avert “Catastrophe”
At "Shadow Summit" in Chicago with Madeleine Albright and Melanne Verveer, Amnesty International urges leaders to protect hard-won rights and freedom for Afghan women as troops leave.
May 20, 2012
Press Release
Artists Including Meryl Streep, Sting, Joan Baez, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono and Patrick Stewart Sign Amnesty International Letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai on Afghan Women’s Rights
Stars support Open Letter released at Amnesty International's "Shadow Summit" for Afghan women as NATO leaders gather in Chicago.
May 20, 2012
Press Release
Chen Guangcheng’s ‘Journey to the West’ Begins amid Continued Repression of Activists in China
Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China for the United States, where Chen has been offered a fellowship to continue his legal studies.
May 19, 2012
Update
NDAA is Back: House Reaffirms Indefinite Detention
Efforts to fix the NDAA and its indefinite detention provisions were defeated by the House. But the Senate can still step in and reverse the damage.
May 18, 2012
Update
Another US Arms Shipment to Bahrain
If there is substantial risk that the Bahraini government could use new US arms to violate human rights, then those shipments should never leave US shores.
May 18, 2012
Press Release
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Join Amnesty International For “Shadow Summit” Sunday to Bring Afghan Women’s Voices to the Forefront of NATO Summit
Amnesty International releases open letter to Presidents Karzai and Obama calling for protection of Afghan women's rights.
May 18, 2012
Press Release
“Virulent” Attacks Put LGBTI Activsts in South Caucasus at Risk
A spate of homophobic attacks in Armenia and Georgia have marred the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
May 18, 2012