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Update
World Water Day: Progress Made, Work Still to Do
While we've met the Millennium Development Goal for safe drinking water, 11% of the world still lacks access. Lack of access to clean drinking water is a rights violation.
March 21, 2012
Update
What We Can Learn From 'My Cousin Vinny' About The Death Penalty
My Cousin Vinny, a comedy about a capital trial in Alabama, turns 20 this year. The 1992 movie gently exposed the justice system's flaws. Current reality is more grim.
March 20, 2012
Update
Will NATO Talk to Civilian Victims of Its Airstrikes in Libya?
A new Amnesty report documents how scores of Libyan civilians not involved in the fighting were killed and injured, most in their homes, as a result of NATO airstrikes.
March 20, 2012
Press Release
‘Dysfunctional situation’ threatens justice at Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia
The latest resignation of a judge from the UN-backed tribunal investigating crimes dating from the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia is a significant setback in the victims' search for justice, Amnesty International said today.
March 20, 2012
Report
Libya: The Forgotten Victims of NATO Strikes
Scores of Libyan civilians who did not directly participate in hostilities were killed and many more injured as a result of NATO strikes.
March 19, 2012
Press Release
Former Libyan intelligence chief must be sent to the ICC
Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said following reports of his arrest in Mauritania. He is wanted by the ICC in relation to its investigation into the situation in Libya.
March 19, 2012
Update
Turkey Passes Law to Stop Pervasive Violence Against Women
Turkey's new law to protect the family and prevent violence against women is a step forward, but Turkey still desperately needs more women's shelters.
March 16, 2012
Update
George Clooney & Members of Congress Arrested Calling for Human Rights in Sudan
The arrests took place at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington DC on March 16. Activists were to there protesting the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Sudan.
March 16, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Announces Frank Jannuzi, New Head of the Washington, D.C., Office
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today announced its new head of the organization's Washington, D.C., office, Frank Jannuzi, an international affairs policy and political expert. He will begin his role on April 16 and will be based in the Washington, D.C., office.
March 16, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Decries Continued Bombing and Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid While Civilians Suffer in Sudan
Today, Amnesty International joined Congressman Jim McGovern, actor George Clooney, and partner NGOs in front of the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC, to call for an immediate end to atrocities being perpetrated by the Sudanese government.
March 16, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Activists Will Join Member of Congress to Demand End to Sudan Atrocities at Protest Friday, March 16, at Sudan Embassy
Amnesty International and other organizations will join Rep.Jim McGovern, D-MA, at a demonstration on Friday morning, March 16 to protest Sudan's ongoing human rights violations against the people of South Kordofan and Blue Niles states.
March 15, 2012
Press Release
Convictions against UN peacekeepers in Haiti ‘a travesty of justice’
One year in jail for three UN Pakistani peacekeepers found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in Haiti is a travesty of justice, Amnesty International said today.
March 15, 2012