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Press Release
London 2012 Organizers Must Not Forget Bhopal Disaster, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organizers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a lucrative contract for the Games to the Dow Chemical Company. Dow owns Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), the company that held a majority share in the Indian subsidiary that owned and operated the UCC plant responsible for the 1984 gas leak disaster, which killed thousands of people 27 years ago today.
December 2, 2011
Update
After the Uprisings, Women's Rights Must be Upheld
While women have fought hard with men to oust oppressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa, they are still fighting for their full and equal rights as women.
December 1, 2011
Update
Flying Our Flags for Filep
People don’t usually get in trouble for flying a flag. But then again, they don’t live in Indonesia. Take action on the 7th anniversary of Filep Karma's arrest.
December 1, 2011
Update
7 Discriminatory (or Deadly) Countries for LGBT People
In countries with anti-LGBT laws, punishment can include flogging, imprisonment, and even death. Here are 7 countries Amnesty International has particular concerns about.
December 1, 2011
Press Release
New Wave of Repression in Saudi Arabia as Authorities Stifle Calls for Political Reform, Says New Amnesty International Report
The last nine months has seen a new wave of repression in Saudi Arabia as authorities have arrested and imprisoned protesters demanding political reforms, Amnesty International said today. The crackdown includes a draft anti-terror law that would effectively criminalize dissent as a “terrorist crime.”
December 1, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia to Bring George W. Bush to Justice
Amnesty International urges the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush during his expected visit to the region between December 1 and 5, 2011, for crimes under international law.
December 1, 2011
Update
California's Big Death Penalty Moment
By this time next year, the death penalty could be a thing of the past in California, if Californians who care about justice and human rights get involved NOW.
November 30, 2011
Update
Locking Up Children For Life In The US
The USA is the only country in the world to sentence children as young as 11 years old to life imprisonment without parole.
November 30, 2011
Press Release
United States Must Halt Life Without Parole Sentences for Children, says Amnesty International
Authorities in the United States must ban the imposition of life without parole sentences against children and review the cases of more than 2,500 prisoners currently serving such sentences to bring the sentences into line with international law, Amnesty International said today in a new report.
November 30, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International, Human Rights Organizations Urge UAE to Expunge Activists’ Convictions
The decision to commute the sentences of five activists recognizes that they should not have been prosecuted in the first place, but authorities should also expunge the convictions from their records, an international coalition of seven human rights organizations said today.
November 30, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Appalled By Belarus’ Death Penalty Sentences
The two death sentences handed down in Belarus today followed a trial that has failed to meet international fair trial standards, said Amnesty International.
November 30, 2011