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Update
India's Cynical Sri Lanka Vote
A look at India's vote on the Sri Lanka resolution in the UN Human Rights Council.
March 26, 2012
Update
Asking Tough Questions on US Military Aid to Egypt
The US announced it will waive human rights requirements on aid to Egypt. Instead, the US needs to make sure weapons and aid it transfers Egypt or any regime will not be used to violate human rights.
March 26, 2012
Report
USA: In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the US Southwest
Amnesty International’s latest report, shows that the United States is failing in its obligations under international human rights law to ensure these rights.
March 26, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded Amnesty International U.S.A.’s 2012 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights. The award honors activists who persevere, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.
March 26, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”
Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be “prisoners of conscience” and demanded their release. The human rights group said the unjust imprisonments shows repression in Cuba is “as strong as ever.”
March 23, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Disappointed by Reported U.S. State Department Waiver to Send Military Aid to Egypt
Amnesty International said today it was disappointed by reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to use a national security waiver to provide $1.3 billion of U.S. military aid to Egypt.
March 23, 2012
Update
Race Matters
We must all stand up and make changes – in our attitudes, conduct, institutions, and laws – to ensure that there are no more cases like Trayvon Martin’s.
March 22, 2012
Update
Connecticut Committee Endorses Abolition
The Judiciary Committee in Connecticut has voted to endorse repeal of the death penalty in that state. The bill now goes to the floors of the House and Senate.
March 22, 2012
Report
Death Sentences and Executions 2011
Amnesty's new report lays out the global numbers for the death penalty in 2011.
March 22, 2012
Press Release
Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council vote a step in the right direction
The UN Human Rights Council resolution calling on Sri Lanka to end longstanding impunity for human rights abuses is a vital step forward for the country and for international justice, Amnesty International said.
March 22, 2012
Press Release
Leaders Must Respect Human Rights, Release Arrested Officials Following Coup in Mali
Leaders of the military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré’s Mali government must release the prime minister and other politicians from custody and take steps to protect human rights, Amnesty International said today.
March 22, 2012
Update
A Diminished Force for Good
We need a strong US voice speaking out for human rights in the world, but that can't happen without real accountability at home.
March 21, 2012