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Press Release
Amnesty International Declares Bahraini Activist Prisoner of Conscience Following Arrest for “Insulting” Tweets
Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been charged with "insulting a national institution."
May 8, 2012
Update
Violence Against Armenian Women is a Crime, Not a Tradition
Armenia is the only country among its Council of Europe neighbors without legislation criminalizing domestic violence.
May 7, 2012
Update
The Elephant in the Courtroom
No one is served by the Military Commissions happening right now at Guantanamo. Not the defendants, not the victims, and, not the American people.
May 7, 2012
Update
Military Commissions: Still a Failure
An Al Qaeda operative was recently convicted in a Brooklyn court and justice was served. We'll never get true justice by continuing flawed Military Commissions that continue at Guantanamo this week.
May 4, 2012
Update
Inside Syria’s crackdown: ‘I Found My Boys Burning in the Street’
Amnesty researcher reports the harrowing testimonies from Syria.
May 4, 2012
Report
USA: Wrong court, wrong place, wrong punishment: Five alleged ‘9/11 conspirators’ to be arraigned for capital trial by military commission at Guantánamo
On 5 May 2012, at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a US Army Colonel, in his role as a military commission judge, is due to conduct the arraignment of five men who have been in US custody without trial for approaching a decade. The route taken to get to this point is one that any government committed to human rights values should view as a betrayal of such principles.
May 3, 2012
Update
Is the US Abandoning Afghan Women?
Women's rights in Afghanistan ought to be a priority for the US and Afghan governments. Judging by the recent agreement between the two countries, it's not.
May 3, 2012
Update
5 Countries Where Being a Journalist Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
Journalists, bloggers and filmmakers can face incredible risks by bringing uncomfortable truths to light. These 5 countries are especially dangerous for those speaking truth to power.
May 3, 2012
Update
Why Is China So Afraid of One Blind Activist?
Chinese human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest last week and hid at the US Embassy. But his future remains uncertain.
May 3, 2012
Update
10 Fair Trade Gifts for Mother’s Day
What better way to give thanks to mom then by giving her something beautiful and that will help other mothers and families around the world.
May 3, 2012
Press Release
ICONIC ARTISTS INCLUDING LEVON HELM, ROSANNE CASH, CARLY SIMON AND OTHERS PERFORM “TOAST TO FREEDOM” SONG AS TRIBUTE TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S 50th ANNIVERSARY
Amnesty International today releases “Toast To Freedom,” a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by 50 high-profile artists, including the late Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Florent Pagny, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Jimmy Barnes, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Mullins, the Blind Boys of Alabama, among others.
May 3, 2012
Update
If I Keep Quiet, Impunity Wins
Since 2009, 20 journalists have been killed in Honduras. Journalist Dina Meza has been threatened repeatedly for her work to expose violations yet continues to do her job despite the risks.
May 2, 2012